Iceberg calving dynamics of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland

• Main Author: Amundson, Jason Michael
• Other Authors: Truffer, Martin, Motyka, Roman, Bueler, Ed, Hock, Regine, Pettit, Erin
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Glaciers; Greenland; Jakobshavn Isbræ (Glacier : Greenland); Fairbanks; Jakobshavn Isbræ; glacier; glaciers; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/15294

Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010 Jakobshavn Isbræ, a fast-flowing outlet glacier in West Greenland, began a rapid retreat in the late 1990's. The glacier has since retreated over 15 km, thinned by tens of meters, and doubled its discharge into the ocean. The glacier's re...