Multiple melt plumes observed at the Breiðamerkurjökull ice face in the upper waters of Jökulsárlón lagoon, Iceland

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Brandon, Mark, Hodgkins, Richard, Björnsson, Helgi, Ólafsson, Jón
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Annals of Glaciology; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland; North Atlantic; Vatnajökull
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.10; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0260305517000106

ABSTRACT Breiðamerkurjökull flows from the Vatnajökull ice cap and calves into the Jökulsárlón proglacial lagoon. The lagoon is connected to the North Atlantic Ocean through a 6 m deep narrow channel. Four hydrographic surveys in spring 2012, and a 2011 4-month long temperature and salinity time ser...