Glacial sedimentation, fluxes and erosion rates associated with ice retreat in Petermann Fjord and Nares Strait, north-west Greenland

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: K. A. Hogan, M. Jakobsson, L. Mayer, B. T. Reilly, A. E. Jennings, J. S. Stoner, T. Nielsen, K. J. Andresen, E. Nørmark, K. A. Heirman, E. Kamla, K. Jerram, C. Stranne, A. Mix
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Greenland; Nares; Kennedy Channel; Petermann Fjord; Hall Basin; Antarc*; glacier; Ice Sheet; Iceberg*; Kennedy channel; Nares strait; Petermann glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-261-2020; https://doaj.org/article/85bb96dbdd5345c0bd1ed2c286ddcbbe

Petermann Fjord is a deep ( >1000 m) fjord that incises the coastline of north-west Greenland and was carved by an expanded Petermann Glacier, one of the six largest outlet glaciers draining the modern Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Between 5 and 70 m of unconsolidated glacigenic material infills in...