Outlet glacier flow response to surface melt: based on analysis of a high-resolution satellite data set

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Signe H. Larsen, Andreas P. Ahlstrøm, Nanna B. Karlsson, Anders Kusk, Peter L. Langen, Christine S. Hvidberg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2023
• Subjects: Ice dynamics; ice streams; subglacial processes; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Greenland; Upernavik Isstrøm; glacier; Ice Sheet; Journal of Glaciology; Upernavik
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.124; https://doaj.org/article/562a32088b72486bbcacee8b3f9e523c

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...