Sentences with phrase «investigated glacial lake»
But Mauro Werder, a Simon Fraser University researcher who has investigated glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Switzerland, and was not directly involved with the study, lauded the research as an «important step» forward.
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Other factors being investigated are the impact of lakes on Greenland's glacial surfaces, the effect of dust and soot on the ice sheet (which have been shown to have a major impact in accelerating melting in Himalayan glaciers), and how surface meltwater affects ice flow into the ocean (previous research has shown that is speeds it and is increased by short term weather extremes).