Iceberg properties and distributions in three Greenlandic fjords using satellite imagery

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Sulak, Daniel J., Sutherland, David A., Enderlin, Ellyn M., Stearns, Leigh A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Subjects: Glaciers; Icebergs; Meltwater; Remote-sensing; Greenland; Rink Isbræ; Annals of Glaciology; glacier; greenlandic; Ice Sheet; Sermilik; Tidewater
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/27326; https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.5

Icebergs calved from tidewater glaciers represent about one third to one half of the freshwater flux from the Greenland ice sheet to the surrounding ocean. Using multiple satellite datasets, we quantify the first fjord-wide distributions of iceberg sizes and characteristics for three fjords with dis...