Thinning leads to calving-style changes at Bowdoin Glacier, Greenland

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: E. C. H. van Dongen, G. Jouvet, S. Sugiyama, E. A. Podolskiy, M. Funk, D. I. Benn, F. Lindner, A. Bauder, J. Seguinot, S. Leinss, F. Walter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Greenland; Bowdoin; glacier; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-485-2021; https://doaj.org/article/062605cf99414de6a26b84793de722bc

Ice mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet is the largest single contributor to sea level rise in the 21st century. The mass loss rate has accelerated in recent decades mainly due to thinning and retreat of its outlet glaciers. The diverse calving mechanisms responsible for tidewater glacier retreat...