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NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip

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The pioneering campaign drops probes from a plane into the sea to track how seawater is melting glaciers and lend insight into the future of sea level rise. This week, NASA’s airborne Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission begins its final…

Article3 years ago
Kulusuk, Greenland. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

“We came here to work”: NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) campaign in the field

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Kulusuk Island is breathtakingly beautiful — a spectacular mountain backdrop, quaint village, turquoise icebergs, even adorable sled-dog puppies. But Oceans Melting Greenland Project Manager Steve Dinardo didn’t choose it as a base because of the scenery. “We came here to…

Article6 years ago
Apusiaajik Glacier near Kulusuk, Greenland. Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech

A majestic glacier on a NASA campaign’s return to Greenland

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“Incredibly majestic.” After years of intensive research on Greenland’s glaciers, Josh Willis is standing next to one for the first time in his life. Apusiaajik isn’t one of Greenland’s giants — in fact, its name means “little glacier.” But its…

Article6 years ago