Geomorphological impacts of a glacier lake outburst flood in the high arctic Zackenberg River, NE Greenland

• Main Authors: Tomczyk, AM, Ewertowski, MW, Carrivick, JL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Sund; Young Sund; glacier; permafrost; Zackenberg
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/164251/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/164251/7/Tomczyk_etal_zackenberg_acceptedversion.pdf

Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs), especially those in the Arctic, can deliver exceptionally high volumes of sediment and solutes to fjords and shallow-marine settings, in comparison to typical seasonal river flows. These sediments and solutes strongly affect coastal geomorphology and aquatic eco...