Retreat of Humboldt Gletscher, North Greenland, Driven by Undercutting From a Warmer Ocean

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Rignot, Eric, An, Lu, Chauche, Nolwenn, Morlighem, Mathieu, Jeong, Seongsu, Wood, Michael, Mouginot, Jeremie, Willis, Josh K., Klaucke, Ingo, Weinrebe, Wilhelm, Muenchow, Andreas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU (American Geophysical Union) 2021
• Subjects: Greenland; Humboldt Gletscher; glacier; Humboldt gletscher; Ice Sheet; North Greenland
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52251/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52251/1/2020GL091342.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091342

Humboldt Gletscher is a 100‐km wide, slow‐moving glacier in north Greenland which holds a 19‐cm global sea level equivalent. Humboldt has been the fourth largest contributor to sea level rise since 1972 but the cause of its mass loss has not been elucidated. Multi‐beam echo sounding data collected i...