The subglacial cavity and implied dynamics under Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Glacier, NE-Greenland

• Main Authors: Mayer, Christoph, Reeh, N., Jung-Rothenhäusler, F., Huybrechts, Philippe, Oerter, Hans
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: glacier; Greenland; Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/3636/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/3636/1/May2000a.pdf; http://dx.doi.org/2000GL011514; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.14217; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.14217.d001

Seismic depth soundings on Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Glacier (NFG), NE Greenland, reveal an overdeepened trough under the floating glacier. The maximum depth of the trough reaches more than 900 m below sea level. Mass balance calculations indicate considerable ice loss due to strong subglacial melting w...