Glacier dynamics near the calving front of Bowdoin Glacier, northwestern Greenland

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Sugiyama, Shin, Sakakibara, Daiki, Tsutaki, Shun, Maruyama, Mihiro, Sawagaki, Takanobu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society (IGS)
• Subjects: Arctic glaciology; glacier calving; glacier flow; ice/ocean interactions; subglacial processes; Arctic; Bowdoin; Greenland; glacier; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/60153; https://doi.org/10.3189/2015JoG14J127

To better understand recent rapid recession of marine-terminating glaciers in Greenland, we performed satellite and field observations near the calving front of Bowdoin Glacier, a 3 km wide outlet glacier in northwestern Greenland. Satellite data revealed a clear transition to a rapidly retreating p...