The Holocene retreat dynamics and stability of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland

Submarine glacial landforms are used to reconstruct the Holocene retreat dynamics and stability of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland. Here, a large grounding-zone wedge at the mouth of Petermann fjord indicates a period of glacier stability, with final retreat likely driven by marine ice clif...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Martin Jakobsson, Kelly A. Hogan, Larry A. Mayer, Alan Mix, Anne Jennings, Joe Stoner, Björn Eriksson, Kevin Jerram, Rezwan Mohammad, Christof Pearce, Brendan Reilly, Christian Stranne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Science
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Greenland
Petermann Fjord
glacier
Petermann glacier
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04573-2
https://doaj.org/article/5618c9a178234e6085e4d265324fc395
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Summary:Submarine glacial landforms are used to reconstruct the Holocene retreat dynamics and stability of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland. Here, a large grounding-zone wedge at the mouth of Petermann fjord indicates a period of glacier stability, with final retreat likely driven by marine ice cliff instability.

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