Rapid dynamic thinning events during 1985-2010 on Upernavik Isstrøm, West Greenland

• Main Authors: Khan, Shfaqat Abbas, Kjær, Kurt H., Korsgaard, Niels Jákup, Wahr, John M, Joughin, Ian R, Bamber, Jonathan L, Csatho, Beata M, van den Broeke, Michiel R, Stearns, Leigh A, Nielsen, Karina, Babonis, Gregory S, Hamilton, Gordon S, Hurkmans, Ruud TWL, Timm, Lars H
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: CRYOSPHERE; Glaciers; Mass balance; remote sensing; Dynamics; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; Airborne Topographic Mapper; Greenland; Upernavik
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/22bba4c1-c1b7-450d-88f5-afb032789425

Many glaciers along the southeast and northwest coast of Greenland have accelerated, increasing the ice sheet's contribution to global sea-level rise. Here, we map elevation changes on Upernavik Isstrøm (UI), West Greenland, during 2003-2009 using high-resolution Ice, Cloud and land Elevation S...