Dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet

The Greenland ice sheet is the largest ice sheet in the Northern Hemisphere. Snow accumulation is high due to the proximity of the North Atlantic, and annual layers have been resolved in ice core records through the last glacial period. Ice flows from the interior toward the margin, where it is lost...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hvidberg, C. S., Svensson, A., Buchardt, S. L.
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science Inc. 2013
Subjects:
Basal melting
Basal sliding
Greenland
Greenland ice sheet
Ice crystals
Ice deformation
Ice dynamics
Ice flow
Ice sheet
Ice stream
Jakobshavn Isbrae
Mass balance
Sea level
Stratigraphy
ice core
Ice Sheet
Jakobshavn
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/dynamics-of-the-greenland-ice-sheet(3f57bb96-2e1f-4a40-be69-7b1876d76529).html
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53643-3.00327-7
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85043231984&partnerID=8YFLogxK
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Summary:The Greenland ice sheet is the largest ice sheet in the Northern Hemisphere. Snow accumulation is high due to the proximity of the North Atlantic, and annual layers have been resolved in ice core records through the last glacial period. Ice flows from the interior toward the margin, where it is lost by surface melting or drains through fast-flowing outlet glaciers into fiords. The Greenland ice sheet is currently losing mass by retreat along the margins and acceleration of outlet glaciers.

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