Surges of Harald Moltke Bræ, north-western Greenland:Seasonal modulation and initiation at the terminus

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Müller, Lukas, Horwath, Martin, Scheinert, Mirko, Mayer, Christoph, Ebermann, Benjamin, Floricioiu, Dana, Krieger, Lukas, Rosenau, Ralf, Vijay, Saurabh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water; glacier; Greenland
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/c45d0831-af97-4867-82d8-c2ac388aea6c; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3355-2021; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/255865360/tc_15_3355_2021.pdf

Harald Moltke Bræ, a marine-terminating glacier in north-western Greenland, shows episodic surges. A recent surge from 2013 to 2019 lasted significantly longer (6 years) than previously observed surges (2-4 years) and exhibits a pronounced seasonality with flow velocities varying by 1 order of magni...