Variability of Basal Meltwater Generation During Winter, Western Greenland Ice Sheet

• Main Authors: Harper, Joel, Meierbachtol, Toby, Humphrey, Neil, Saito, Jun, Stansberry, Aidan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Greenland; Isunnguata Sermia; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-179; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2021-179/

Basal sliding in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet is closely associated with water from surface melt introduced to the bed in summer, yet melting of basal ice also generates subglacial water year-round. Assessments of basal melt rely on modelling with results strongly dependent upon assu...