Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland
Environments along the coast of Greenland are rapidly changing under the influence of a warming climate in the Arctic. To better understand the changes in the coastal environments, we performed researches in the Qaanaaq region in northwestern Greenland as a part of the ArCS (Arctic Challenge for Sus...
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ftethz:oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/478581 2023-05-15T14:56:20+02:00 Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland Sugiyama, Shin Jouvet, Guillaume van Dongen, Eef Bauder, Andreas Funk, Martin 2021-03 application/application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/478581 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000478581 en eng Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.polar.2020.100632 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000649685200005 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SNF/Projekte MINT/169558 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/478581 doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000478581 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International CC-BY Polar Science, 27 Greenland Glacier Ocean Marine ecosystem Natural hazard info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftethz https://doi.org/20.500.11850/478581 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000478581 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2020.100632 2022-04-25T14:24:24Z Environments along the coast of Greenland are rapidly changing under the influence of a warming climate in the Arctic. To better understand the changes in the coastal environments, we performed researches in the Qaanaaq region in northwestern Greenland as a part of the ArCS (Arctic Challenge for Sustainability) Project. Mass loss of ice caps and marine-terminating outlet glaciers were quantified by field and satellite observations. Measurements and sampling in fjords revealed the important role of glacial meltwater discharge in marine ecosystems. Flooding of a glacial stream in Qaanaaq and landslides in a nearby settlement were investigated to identify the drivers of the incidents. Our study observed rapid changes in the coastal environments, and their critical impact on the society in Qaanaaq. We organized workshops with the residents to absorb local and indigenous knowledge, as well as to share the results and data obtained in the project. Continuous effort towards obtaining long-term observations requiring involvement of local communities is crucial to contribute to a sustainable future in Greenland. ISSN:1873-9652 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier Greenland Polar Science Polar Science Qaanaaq ETH Zürich Research Collection Arctic Greenland Qaanaaq ENVELOPE(-69.232,-69.232,77.467,77.467) |
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Environments along the coast of Greenland are rapidly changing under the influence of a warming climate in the Arctic. To better understand the changes in the coastal environments, we performed researches in the Qaanaaq region in northwestern Greenland as a part of the ArCS (Arctic Challenge for Sustainability) Project. Mass loss of ice caps and marine-terminating outlet glaciers were quantified by field and satellite observations. Measurements and sampling in fjords revealed the important role of glacial meltwater discharge in marine ecosystems. Flooding of a glacial stream in Qaanaaq and landslides in a nearby settlement were investigated to identify the drivers of the incidents. Our study observed rapid changes in the coastal environments, and their critical impact on the society in Qaanaaq. We organized workshops with the residents to absorb local and indigenous knowledge, as well as to share the results and data obtained in the project. Continuous effort towards obtaining long-term observations requiring involvement of local communities is crucial to contribute to a sustainable future in Greenland. ISSN:1873-9652 |
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Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland |
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Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland |
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Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland |
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