Meltwater storage in low-density near-surface bare ice in the Greenland ice sheet ablation zone

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. G. Cooper, L. C. Smith, A. K. Rennermalm, C. Miège, L. H. Pitcher, J. C. Ryan, K. Yang, S. W. Cooley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-955-2018; https://doaj.org/article/6644dfc240bf4b8ba4b45789e6b4a0e4

We document the density and hydrologic properties of bare, ablating ice in a mid-elevation (1215 m a.s.l.) supraglacial internally drained catchment in the Kangerlussuaq sector of the western Greenland ice sheet. We find low-density (0.43–0.91 g cm −3 , μ = 0.69 g cm −3 ) ice to at least 1.1 m depth...