High-resolution ice thickness and bed topography of a land-terminating section of the Greenland Ice Sheet

We present ice thickness and bed topography maps with high spatial resolution (250 to 500 m) of a and-terminating section of the Greenland Ice Sheet derived from combined ground-based and airborne radar surveys. The data have a total area of ~12000 km 2 and cover the whole ablation area of the outle...

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Published in:Earth System Science Data
Main Authors: Lindbäck, K., Pettersson, R., Doyle, S. H., Helanow, C., Jansson, P., Kristensen, Steen Savstrup, Stenseng, Lars, Forsberg, René, Hubbard, A. L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
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LCC:Geology
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Greenland
Isunnguata Sermia
Ørkendalen
glacier
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/b96e301e-5d5c-4f33-a755-dc1906de6dbd
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-331-2014
https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/100673022/essd_6_331_2014.pdf
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Summary:We present ice thickness and bed topography maps with high spatial resolution (250 to 500 m) of a and-terminating section of the Greenland Ice Sheet derived from combined ground-based and airborne radar surveys. The data have a total area of ~12000 km 2 and cover the whole ablation area of the outlet glaciers of Isunnguata Sermia, Russell, Leverett, Ørkendalen and Isorlersuup up to the long-term mass balance equilibrium line altitude at ~1600 m above sea level. The bed topography shows highly variable subglacial trough systems, and the trough of the Isunnguata Sermia Glacier is over-deepened and reaches an elevation of several hundreds of meters below sea level. The ice surface is smooth and only reflects the bedrock topography in a subtle way, resulting in a highly variable ice thickness. The southern part of our study area consists of higher bed elevations compared to the northern part. The covered area is one of the most studied regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet with studies of mass balance, dynamics, and supraglacial lakes, and our combined dataset can be valuable for detailed studies of ice sheet dynamics and hydrology. The compiled datasets of ground-based and airborne radar surveys are accessible for reviewers (password protected) at doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/pangaea.830314 and will be freely available in the final revised paper.

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