Chronology and alteration of cyclic drainage events for ice-dammed Lake Tiningnilik, Greenland, in 2010:63A366

• Main Authors: Haase, Eric Juergen, Furuya, Masato, Korsgaard, Niels Jákup, Wahr, John, Liu, Lin, Kjeldsen, Kristian Kjellerup, Kjær, Kurt H., Khan, Shfaqat Abbas
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Dammed Lake; Greenland; Sarqardliup Sermia; Disko Bay; glacier
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/chronology-and-alteration-of-cyclic-drainage-events-for-icedammed-lake-tiningnilik-greenland-in-2010(fab4e81d-1f63-4042-8ee2-95a3e13f465d).html

On the west coast of Greenland near Disko Bay an outlet glacier named Sarquardliup sermia forms an ice dam across a valley to produce Lake Tiningnilik. Expeditions in the early 20th century reported that the lake drains cyclically about every 10 years establishing an important baseline for a stable...