Generation and fate of basal meltwater during winter, western Greenland Ice Sheet

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J. Harper, T. Meierbachtol, N. Humphrey, J. Saito, A. Stansberry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Greenland; Isunnguata Sermia; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5409-2021; https://doaj.org/article/5e3926cae2474bd9b5715cb4a76bbc3d

Basal sliding in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet is closely associated with water from surface melt introduced to the bed in summer, yet melting of basal ice also generates subglacial water year-round. Assessments of basal melt rely on modeling with results strongly dependent upon assum...