The mechanisms behind Jakobshavn Isbræ’s acceleration and mass loss: A 3-D thermomechanical model study

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Bondzio, Johannes, Morlighem, Mathieu, Seroussi, Hélène, Kleiner, Thomas, Rückamp, Martin, Mouginot, J., Moon, Twila, Humbert, Angelika, Larour, Eric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: glacier; Greenland; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/45522/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.51618

The mechanisms causing widespread flow acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland, remain unclear despite an abundance of observations and modeling studies. Here we simulate the glacier's evolution from 1985 to 2016 using a three-dimensional thermomechanical ice flow model. The model capt...