Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland, the place the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier terminates
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A staff of scientists and engineers will head to Greenland subsequent month to check fly drones within the Arctic, within the hope of pioneering a brand new low-cost surveillance system that can rework monitoring of ice sheets.
At the moment most knowledge on the state of the Greenland ice sheet comes from satellite tv for pc monitoring and crewed flights. Drones might present a less expensive, extra correct resolution, say researchers, unlocking close to real-time monitoring of the rapidly melting feature.
