Slow change since the Little Ice Age at a far northern glacier with the potential for system reorganization: Thores Glacier, northern Ellesmere Island, Canada

Relatively little is known about the glaciers of northern Ellesmere Island, Canada. Here we describe the first field and remote sensing observations of Thores Glacier, located 50 km inland from the Arctic Ocean. The glacier is slow-moving, with maximum velocities of 26 m a−1 and a maximum observed t...

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Published in:Arctic Science
Main Authors: Will Kochtitzky, Luke Copland, Trudy Wohlleben, Pilipoosie Iqaluk, Catherine Girard, Warwick F. Vincent, Alexander I. Culley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
French
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2023
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0012
https://doaj.org/article/d58390c45c2c4328a0b9f7644062a303