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

• 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: Copernicus 2021
• Subjects: Greenland; Moltke; glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/498832; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000498832

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...