Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event
On 4 August 2010, about one fifth of the floating ice tongue of Petermann Glacier (also known as “Petermann Gletscher”) in northwestern Greenland calved (Figure 1). The resulting “ice island” had an area approximately 4 times that of Manhattan Island (about 253±17 square kilometers). The ice island...
Published in: | Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2011
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 |
id |
ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec 2024-09-09T19:24:21+00:00 Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event Falkner, Kelly K. Melling, Humfrey Münchow, Andreas M. Box, Jason E. Johnson, Helen L. Gudmandsen, Preben Samelson, Roger Copland, Luke Steffen, Konrad Rignot, Eric Higgins, Anthony K. 2011 https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Falkner , K K , Melling , H , Münchow , A M , Box , J E , Johnson , H L , Gudmandsen , P , Samelson , R , Copland , L , Steffen , K , Rignot , E & Higgins , A K 2011 , ' Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event ' , Eos , vol. 92 , no. 14 , pp. 117-118 . https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 Greenland Glacier Ocean Calving article 2011 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 2024-08-05T23:48:29Z On 4 August 2010, about one fifth of the floating ice tongue of Petermann Glacier (also known as “Petermann Gletscher”) in northwestern Greenland calved (Figure 1). The resulting “ice island” had an area approximately 4 times that of Manhattan Island (about 253±17 square kilometers). The ice island garnered much attention from the media, politicians, and the public, who raised concerns about downstream implications for shipping, offshore oil and gas operations, and possible connections to Arctic and global warming. Does this event signal a change in the glacier's dynamics? Or can it be characterized as part of the glacier's natural variability? Understanding the known historical context of this event allows scientists and the public to judge its significance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier Global warming Greenland Petermann glacier Petermann gletscher Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Arctic Greenland Petermann Gletscher ENVELOPE(-59.500,-59.500,80.500,80.500) Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union 92 14 117 118 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit |
op_collection_id |
ftdtupubl |
language |
English |
topic |
Greenland Glacier Ocean Calving |
spellingShingle |
Greenland Glacier Ocean Calving Falkner, Kelly K. Melling, Humfrey Münchow, Andreas M. Box, Jason E. Johnson, Helen L. Gudmandsen, Preben Samelson, Roger Copland, Luke Steffen, Konrad Rignot, Eric Higgins, Anthony K. Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event |
topic_facet |
Greenland Glacier Ocean Calving |
description |
On 4 August 2010, about one fifth of the floating ice tongue of Petermann Glacier (also known as “Petermann Gletscher”) in northwestern Greenland calved (Figure 1). The resulting “ice island” had an area approximately 4 times that of Manhattan Island (about 253±17 square kilometers). The ice island garnered much attention from the media, politicians, and the public, who raised concerns about downstream implications for shipping, offshore oil and gas operations, and possible connections to Arctic and global warming. Does this event signal a change in the glacier's dynamics? Or can it be characterized as part of the glacier's natural variability? Understanding the known historical context of this event allows scientists and the public to judge its significance. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Falkner, Kelly K. Melling, Humfrey Münchow, Andreas M. Box, Jason E. Johnson, Helen L. Gudmandsen, Preben Samelson, Roger Copland, Luke Steffen, Konrad Rignot, Eric Higgins, Anthony K. |
author_facet |
Falkner, Kelly K. Melling, Humfrey Münchow, Andreas M. Box, Jason E. Johnson, Helen L. Gudmandsen, Preben Samelson, Roger Copland, Luke Steffen, Konrad Rignot, Eric Higgins, Anthony K. |
author_sort |
Falkner, Kelly K. |
title |
Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event |
title_short |
Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event |
title_full |
Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event |
title_fullStr |
Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event |
title_full_unstemmed |
Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event |
title_sort |
context for the recent massive petermann glacier calving event |
publishDate |
2011 |
url |
https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-59.500,-59.500,80.500,80.500) |
geographic |
Arctic Greenland Petermann Gletscher |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Greenland Petermann Gletscher |
genre |
Arctic glacier Global warming Greenland Petermann glacier Petermann gletscher |
genre_facet |
Arctic glacier Global warming Greenland Petermann glacier Petermann gletscher |
op_source |
Falkner , K K , Melling , H , Münchow , A M , Box , J E , Johnson , H L , Gudmandsen , P , Samelson , R , Copland , L , Steffen , K , Rignot , E & Higgins , A K 2011 , ' Context for the Recent Massive Petermann Glacier Calving Event ' , Eos , vol. 92 , no. 14 , pp. 117-118 . https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 |
op_relation |
https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/ada6b5f1-6c99-48ac-b149-8c983c9890ec |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1029/2011EO140001 |
container_title |
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union |
container_volume |
92 |
container_issue |
14 |
container_start_page |
117 |
op_container_end_page |
118 |
_version_ |
1809894258821300224 |