Glacio-Nival Regime Creates Complex Relationships between Discharge and Climatic Trends of Zackenberg River, Greenland (1996–2019)

• Published in: Climate
• Main Authors: Karlijn Ploeg, Fabian Seemann, Ann-Kathrin Wild, Qiong Zhang
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: arctic drainage; proglacial river; hydroclimatology; mountain hydrology; snowmelt; GLOF; climate variability; Greenland; Arctic; Dammed Lake; glacier; Ice cap; Ice Sheet; Zackenberg
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9040059

Arctic environments experience rapid climatic changes as air temperatures are rising and precipitation is increasing. Rivers are key elements in these regions since they drain vast land areas and thereby reflect various climatic signals. Zackenberg River in northeast Greenland provides a unique oppo...