Subglacial hydrology at Rink Isbræ, West Greenland inferred from sediment plume appearance

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Schild, Kristin M, Hawley, Robert L, Morriss, Blaine F
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Dartmouth Digital Commons 2016
• Subjects: plume; melt; subglacial hydrology; tidewater glacier; MODIS; Rink Isbræ; Greenland; Earth Sciences; Glaciology; Hydrology; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; glacier; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/456; https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2016.1

Marine-terminating outlet glaciers discharge most of the Greenland ice sheet’s mass through frontal ablation and meltwater runoff. While calving can be estimated by in situ and remote sensing observations, submarine melting and subglacial meltwater transport are more challenging to quantify. Here we...