Surface mass balance, ice velocity and near-surface ice temperature on Qaanaaq Ice Cap, northwestern Greenland, from 2012 to 2016

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Shun Tsutaki, Shin Sugiyama, Daiki Sakakibara, Teruo Aoki, Masashi Niwano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Subjects: arctic glaciology; glacier flow; glacier mass balance; ice cap; ice temperature; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Arctic; Greenland; Qaanaaq; Annals of Glaciology; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.7; https://doaj.org/article/534716543ee24ecfb8db61e8dc689090

To better understand the processes controlling recent mass loss of peripheral glaciers and ice caps in northwestern Greenland, we measured surface mass balance (SMB), ice velocity and near-surface ice temperature on Qaanaaq Ice Cap in the summers of 2012–16. The measurements were performed along a s...