Question

Pls help, this is urgent. What melts an ice sheet faster: heat from the atmosphere above or from the water below?

Answer 1

The water that is under the ice has a temperature above the freezing point, which causes the bottom surface of the ice to melt. Warm surface waters cause the edges of the ice to melt, particularly in leads and/or polynyas.

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Answer 2

The water,it has a higher heat capacity

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