Response of Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland, to Holocene climate change

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Young, N.E., Briner, J.P., Stewart, H.A.M., Axford, Y., Csatho, B., Rood, D.H., Finkel, R.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Greenland; Jakobshavn Isbræ; glacier; Ice Sheet; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/74926/

Rapid fluctuations in the velocity of Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) outlet glaciers over the past decade have made it difficult to extrapolate ice-sheet change into the future. This significant short-term variability highlights the need for geologic records of preinstrumental GIS margin fluctuations in...