Greenland ice sheet's winds driving tundra soil erosion

ENN
Aug 13, 2015, 9:52 am21 pts
Strong winds blowing off the Greenland Ice Sheet are eroding soil and vegetation in the surrounding tundra, making it less productive for caribou and other grazing animals, carbon storage and nutrient cycling, a Dartmouth College study finds.

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