Outlet glacier dynamics and bathymetry at Upernavik Isstrøm and Upernavik Isfjord, North-West Greenland

During the past decades, the Greenland ice sheet has experienced a marked increase in mass loss resulting in an increased contribution to global sea-level rise. The three largest outlet glaciers in Greenland have increased their discharge, accelerated, thinned and retreated between 1996 and 2005. Af...

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Published in:Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin
Main Authors: Andresen, Camilla S., Kjeldsen, Kristian K., Harden, Benjamin, Nørgaard-Pedersen, Niels, Kjær, Kurt H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 2014
Subjects:
Greenland
Isfjord
Upernavik Isstrøm
Upernavik Isfjord
glacier
Ice Sheet
Upernavik
Online Access:https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4668
https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v31.4668
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Summary:During the past decades, the Greenland ice sheet has experienced a marked increase in mass loss resulting in an increased contribution to global sea-level rise. The three largest outlet glaciers in Greenland have increased their discharge, accelerated, thinned and retreated between 1996 and 2005. After 2005 most of them have slowed down again although not to previous levels. Geodetic observations suggest that rapid increase in mass loss from the north-western part of the ice sheet occurred during 2005–2010 (Kjeldsen et al. 2013).

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