Volume changes of Jacobshavn Isbrae between 1985, 1997 and 2007 ...

• Main Authors: Motyka, Roman J, Fahnestock, Mark, Truffer, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Airborne Topographic Mapper; glacier; Greenland; International Polar Year; IPY; Jakobshavn
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.817212; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817212

Following three decades of relative stability, Jakobshavn Isbrae, West Greenland, underwent dramatic thinning, retreat and speed-up starting in 1998. To assess the amount of ice loss, we analyzed 1985 aerial photos and derived a 40 m grid digital elevation model (DEM). We also obtained a 2007 40 m g...