Scientists using NASA's QuikSCAT
Scientists using NASA's QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) research satellite have discovered evidence of extensive snowmelt in western Antarctica as a result of rising temperatures. The spacecraft's scatterometer can map snowmelt across continental distances by distinguishing the radar returns from icy...
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