Characteristics of meltwater export from Jakobshavn Isbræ and Ilulissat Icefjord

ABSTRACT Jakobshavn Isbræ, which terminates in Ilulissat Icefjord, has undergone rapid retreat and is currently the largest contributor to ice-sheet mass loss among Greenland's marine terminating glaciers. Accelerating mass loss is increasing fresh water discharge to the ocean, which can feed b...

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Published in:Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors: Beaird, Nicholas, Straneo, Fiammetta, Jenkins, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
Subjects:
Ilulissat
Jakobshavn Isbræ
Annals of Glaciology
Ice Sheet
Jakobshavn
Jakobshavn isbræ
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.19
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0260305517000192

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