Diverse supraglacial drainage patterns on the Devon ice Cap, Arctic Canada

• Published in: Journal of Maps
• Main Authors: Yao Lu, Kang Yang, Xin Lu, Laurence C. Smith, Andrew J. Sole, Stephen J. Livingstone, Xavier Fettweis, Manchun Li
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020
• Subjects: supraglacial rivers; regional climate model (rcm); sentinel-2; devon ice cap; arctic; Maps; G3180-9980; Arctic; Canada; Devon Ice Cap; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1838353; https://doaj.org/article/24695c1dc7d84df88b3130147b811be2

The Devon Ice Cap (DIC) is one of the largest ice masses in the Canadian Arctic. Each summer, extensive supraglacial river networks develop on the DIC surface and route large volumes of meltwater from ice caps to the ocean. Mapping their extent and understanding their temporal evolution are importan...