Oceanic Boundary Conditions for Jakobshavn Glacier. Part I: Variability and Renewal of Ilulissat Icefjord Waters, 2001–14

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Holland, David M., Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, Behrens, Jane W., Boje, Jesper, Gladish, Carl
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2014
• Subjects: Greenland; Ilulissat; Disko Bay; glacier; Jakobshavn
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97579

Jakobshavn Glacier, west Greenland, has responded to temperature changes in Ilulissat Icefjord, into which it terminates. This study collected hydrographic observations inside Ilulissat Icefjord and from adjacent Disko Bay between 2001 and 2014. The warmest deep Disko Bay waters were blocked by the...