Cryoconite Holes on Sermikavsak, West Greenland
Abstract The depths and diameters of 158 cryoconite holes were measured at ten positions in the ablation zone of Sermikavsak, West Greenland. It was found that the depths increased on going up the glacier in agreement with other measurements made earlier on polar glaciers. There was no significant c...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000014167 2024-06-16T07:40:08+00:00 Cryoconite Holes on Sermikavsak, West Greenland Gribbon, P. W. F. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000014167 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000014167 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 22, issue 86, page 177-181 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1979 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000014167 2024-05-22T12:56:35Z Abstract The depths and diameters of 158 cryoconite holes were measured at ten positions in the ablation zone of Sermikavsak, West Greenland. It was found that the depths increased on going up the glacier in agreement with other measurements made earlier on polar glaciers. There was no significant correlation of depth with diameter. The relative importance of the combined short- and long-wavelength radiation balances and the transfer of heat by convectional mixing in water-filled holes is discussed. The variations in depth are attributed to changes in the albedo and the bulk extinction coefficient of the surface ice layers on the glacier. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Greenland Sermikavsak ENVELOPE(-51.700,-51.700,71.033,71.033) Journal of Glaciology 22 86 177 181 |
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Abstract The depths and diameters of 158 cryoconite holes were measured at ten positions in the ablation zone of Sermikavsak, West Greenland. It was found that the depths increased on going up the glacier in agreement with other measurements made earlier on polar glaciers. There was no significant correlation of depth with diameter. The relative importance of the combined short- and long-wavelength radiation balances and the transfer of heat by convectional mixing in water-filled holes is discussed. The variations in depth are attributed to changes in the albedo and the bulk extinction coefficient of the surface ice layers on the glacier. |
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Cryoconite Holes on Sermikavsak, West Greenland |
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Cryoconite Holes on Sermikavsak, West Greenland |
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Cryoconite Holes on Sermikavsak, West Greenland |
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