Retreat of Humboldt Gletscher, North Greenland, Driven by Undercutting From a Warmer Ocean

• Main Authors: Rignot, Eric, An, Lu, Chauche, Nolwenn, Morlighem, Mathieu, Jeong, Seongsu, Wood, Michael, Mouginot, Jeremie, Willis, Josh K, Klaucke, Ingo, Weinrebe, Wilhelm, Muenchow, Andreas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2021
• Subjects: Climate Action; bathymetry; glaciology; Greenland; mass balance; physical ocean; sea level; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Humboldt Gletscher; glacier; Humboldt gletscher; Ice Sheet; North Greenland
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3wq4d0v5

Humboldt Gletscher is a 100-km wide, slow-moving glacier in north Greenland which holds a 19-cm global sea level equivalent. Humboldt has been the fourth largest contributor to sea level rise since 1972 but the cause of its mass loss has not been elucidated. Multi-beam echo sounding data collected i...