Multi-method observation and analysis of a tsunami caused by glacier calving

Glacier calving can cause violent tsunami waves which, upon landfall, can cause severe destruction. Here we present data acquired during a calving event from Eqip Sermia, an ocean-terminating glacier in west Greenland. During an exceptionally well-documented event, the collapse of 9 × 105 m3 ice fro...

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Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: Lüthi, Martin P., Vieli, Andreas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-995-2016
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