Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set
The dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet are affected by surface meltwater reaching the base of the ice, altering ice contact with the bedrock. Lack of understanding of this evolution hampers the ability to predict the effects of increasing temperatures on the Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance. Here w...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:562a32088b72486bbcacee8b3f9e523c 2023-08-20T04:06:41+02:00 Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set Signe H. Larsen Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Nanna B. Karlsson Anders Kusk Peter L. Langen Christine S. Hvidberg 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.124 https://doaj.org/article/562a32088b72486bbcacee8b3f9e523c EN eng Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143022001241/type/journal_article https://doaj.org/toc/0022-1430 https://doaj.org/toc/1727-5652 doi:10.1017/jog.2022.124 0022-1430 1727-5652 https://doaj.org/article/562a32088b72486bbcacee8b3f9e523c Journal of Glaciology, Vol 69, Pp 1047-1055 (2023) Ice dynamics ice streams subglacial processes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.124 2023-07-30T00:36:44Z The dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet are affected by surface meltwater reaching the base of the ice, altering ice contact with the bedrock. Lack of understanding of this evolution hampers the ability to predict the effects of increasing temperatures on the Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance. Here we present a unique high-resolution study of ice velocity response to surface melting based on data from a COSMO-SkyMed satellite campaign over Upernavik Isstrøm (Northwest Greenland) for two months around the end of the 2014 melt season. We show that the velocity variations, due to both short-term (days) and seasonal variations in surface melt rates, are increasing in relative strength farther from the glacier terminus. Furthermore, we observe how ice dynamic response to frontal retreat, reaching several kilometres inland, can obscure the meltwater-induced velocity change close to the terminus. Future studies should consider the flow velocity dependence on the distance to the terminus, and local geometry, to distinguish subglacial hydrologic system changes from frontal processes and local basal conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology Upernavik Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland Upernavik Isstrøm ENVELOPE(-54.500,-54.500,72.917,72.917) Journal of Glaciology 1 9 |
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Ice dynamics ice streams subglacial processes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Signe H. Larsen Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Nanna B. Karlsson Anders Kusk Peter L. Langen Christine S. Hvidberg Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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The dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet are affected by surface meltwater reaching the base of the ice, altering ice contact with the bedrock. Lack of understanding of this evolution hampers the ability to predict the effects of increasing temperatures on the Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance. Here we present a unique high-resolution study of ice velocity response to surface melting based on data from a COSMO-SkyMed satellite campaign over Upernavik Isstrøm (Northwest Greenland) for two months around the end of the 2014 melt season. We show that the velocity variations, due to both short-term (days) and seasonal variations in surface melt rates, are increasing in relative strength farther from the glacier terminus. Furthermore, we observe how ice dynamic response to frontal retreat, reaching several kilometres inland, can obscure the meltwater-induced velocity change close to the terminus. Future studies should consider the flow velocity dependence on the distance to the terminus, and local geometry, to distinguish subglacial hydrologic system changes from frontal processes and local basal conditions. |
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Signe H. Larsen Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Nanna B. Karlsson Anders Kusk Peter L. Langen Christine S. Hvidberg |
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Signe H. Larsen Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Nanna B. Karlsson Anders Kusk Peter L. Langen Christine S. Hvidberg |
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Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set |
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glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology Upernavik |
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