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Solar radio waves could help monitor glacier thickness

28 Jul 2021
Photo of instruments sitting on an ice sheet with the Sun bright in a blue sky above
Solar signal Store Glacier, Greenland, where researchers showed that a battery-powered radio receiver with an antenna placed on the ice can use the Sun's radio waves to measure the glacier's thickness. (Courtesy: Sean Peters)
Radio signals from the Sun could be used to monitor changes to ice sheets, researchers from the US h

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Ian Randall is a science writer based in the UK
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