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Snowmelt run-off to streams

Snow cover melted from a low-lying area of Greenland’s ice sheet

When temperatures rise above the freezing point of water, snow starts to melt and runs off into streams. This event occurs seasonally in spring or when temperatures rise.

Rights: Thomas Neumann, NASA GSFC, Creative Commons 2.0
Published: 27 June 2017Size: 176.04 KB