Maker Buoy Variants for Water Level Monitoring and Tracking Drifting Objects in Remote Areas of Greenland

• Published in: Sensors
• Main Authors: Carlson, D.F., Pavalko, W.J., Petersen, D., Olsen, M., Hass, A.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: Baffin Bay; Glacial Lake; Greenland; Vaigat; Baffin; Ice Sheet; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://publications.hereon.de/id/38230; https://publications.hzg.de/id/38230; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20051254

Meltwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet changes water levels in glacial lakes and can lead to glacial lake outburst flooding (GLOF) events that threaten lives and property. Icebergs produced at Greenland’s marine terminating glaciers drift into Baffin Bay and the North Atlantic, where they can...