Response of the flow dynamics of Bowdoin Glacier, northwestern Greenland, to basal lubrication and tidal forcing

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: HAKIME SEDDIK, RALF GREVE, DAIKI SAKAKIBARA, SHUN TSUTAKI, MASAHIRO MINOWA, SHIN SUGIYAMA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: Arctic glaciology; glacier flow; glacier fluctuations; glacier modelling; ice/ocean interactions; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Arctic; Greenland; Bowdoin; glacier; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.106; https://doaj.org/article/684b0fea3b6d4901aa80f947e6fd74d4

We use the full-Stokes model Elmer/Ice to investigate the present dynamics of Bowdoin Glacier, a marine-terminating outlet glacier in northwestern Greenland. Short-term speed variations of the glacier were observed, correlating with air temperature and precipitation, and with the semi-diurnal ocean...