Evolution of events before and after the 17 June 2017 landslide at Karrat, West Greenland – a multidisciplinary approach for studying landslides in a remote arctic area

• Main Authors: Svennevig, Kristian, Dahl-Jensen, Trine, Keiding, Marie, Boncori, John Peter Merryman, Larsen, Tine B., Salehi, Sara, Solgaard, Anne Munck, Voss, Peter H.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Isfjord; Karrat Isfjord; Nuugaatsiaq; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2020-32; https://esurf.copernicus.org/preprints/esurf-2020-32/

The 17 June 2017 rock avalanche on the south facing slope of the Ummiammakku Mountain (Karrat Isfjord, West Greenland) caused a tsunami that flooded the nearby village of Nuugaatsiaq, killed four persons and destroyed 11 buildings. Landslide activity in the area was not previously known and the disa...