On the influence of Greenland outlet glacier bed topography on results from dynamic ice-sheet models

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Herzfeld, Ute C., Fastook, James, Greve, Ralf, McDonald, Brian, Wallin, Bruce F., Chen, Phillip A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society
• Subjects: 452; Greenland; Jakobshavn Isbræ; Annals of Glaciology; glacier; Ice Sheet; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/52825; https://doi.org/10.3189/2012AoG60A061

Prediction of future changes in dynamics of the Earth's ice sheets, mass loss and resultant contribution to sea-level rise are the main objectives of ice-sheet modeling. Mass transfer from ice sheet to ocean is, in large part, through outlet glaciers. Subglacial topography plays an important ro...