Quasi-static granular flow of ice mélange

• Main Authors: Amundson, Jason M., Burton, J. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2019
• Subjects: Ice Melange; Velocity Fields; Jakobshavn Isbræ; Helheim Glacier; Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9724

We use Landsat 8 imagery to generate ice mélange velocity fields at Greenland’s three most productive outlet glaciers: Jakobshavn Isbræ, Helheim Glacier, and Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier. Winter velocity fields are generally steady and highly uniform. Summer velocity fields, on the other hand, tend to be...