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

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: K. M. Walsh, I. M. Howat, Y. Ahn, E. M. Enderlin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: envir; geo; Greenland; Scoresby; East Greenland; glacier; Ice Sheet; Scoresby Sound; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-211-2012; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/211/2012/tc-6-211-2012.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/29ec6b604d8f420185f576325508dd91

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...