Changes in the marine-terminating glaciers of central east Greenland, 2000–2010

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Walsh, K. M., Howat, I. M., Ahn, Y., Enderlin, E. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Greenland; Scoresby; East Greenland; glacier; Ice Sheet; Scoresby Sound; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-211-2012; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00026178; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00026133/tc-6-211-2012.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/6/211/2012/tc-6-211-2012.pdf

Marine-terminating outlet glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet have undergone substantial changes over the past decade. The synchronicity of these changes suggest a regional external forcing, such as changes in coastal ocean heat transport and/or increased surface melt and subglacial runoff. A distin...