Variability of Subglacial Drainage Across the Greenland Ice Sheet: A Joint Model/Radar Study

• Main Author: Chu, Wing Yin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Columbia University 2017
• Subjects: Geophysics; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Remote sensing; Climatic changes; Glaciers; Hydrology > Research; West Antarctica; Greenland; Siple; Siple Coast; Isunnguata Sermia; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier; Ice Sheet; Petermann glacier
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8348xsv; https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8348XSV

Over the last several decades, the majority of the Greenland outlet glaciers have accelerated due to the increased warming in both the atmosphere and the oceans around the polar latitudes. While there is a clear overall acceleration trend over this period, there is significant variability in the gla...