Recent changes in drainage route and outburst magnitude of Russell Glacier ice-dammed lake, West Greenland

• Main Authors: Dømgaard, Mads, Kjeldsen, Kristian Kjellerup, Huiban, Flora, Carrivick, Jonathan Lee, Khan, Shfaqat Abbas, Bjørk, Anders Anker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Dammed Lake; Glacial Lake; Greenland; glacier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-566; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00062108; https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/egusphere-2022-566/egusphere-2022-566.pdf

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) or ‘jökulhlaups’ from ice-dammed lakes are frequent in Greenland and can influence local ice dynamics, bedrock displacement, geomorphological changes and flooding hazards. Multidecadal time series of lake drainage dates, drainage volumes and flood outlets are rar...