Jokulhlaups and sediment transport in Watson River, Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland

For 3 years, during a 4-year observation period (2007-2010), jokulhlaups were observed from a lake at the northern margin of Russells Gletscher. At a gauging station located on a bedrock sill near the outlet of Watson River into Sdr Stromfjord, discharge and sediment transport was monitored during t...

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Published in:Hydrology Research
Main Authors: Mikkelsen, A. B., Hasholt, Bent, Knudsen, N. T., Nielsen, Morten Holtegaard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Greenland Nearctic region
Kangerlussuaq Nearctic region
Russells Gletscher Nearctic region
Watson River Nearctic region
englacial drainage condition
jokulhlaups transport
maximum discharge
sediment transport
52803
Soil science - Genesis
morphology
classification
geology
Environmental Sciences
Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/a8c341d7-c372-4ec3-9240-7cf53bde7183
https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.165
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Summary:For 3 years, during a 4-year observation period (2007-2010), jokulhlaups were observed from a lake at the northern margin of Russells Gletscher. At a gauging station located on a bedrock sill near the outlet of Watson River into Sdr Stromfjord, discharge and sediment transport was monitored during the jokulhlaups. The stage rose up to 5.3 m and a maximum discharge of 1,430 m(3) s(-1) was recorded. The jokulhlaups were very different, indicating varying influences of weather and englacial drainage conditions. Although the jokulhlaups caused high discharge and sediment transport rates, their share of the annual discharge and sediment transport were less than 2%.

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