Seismic Network in Greenland Monitors Earth and Ice System

• Published in: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
• Main Authors: Clinton, John F., Nettles, Meredith, Walter, Fabian, Anderson, Kent, Dahl-Jensen, Trine, Giardini, Domenico, Govoni, Aladino, Hanka, Winfried, Lasocki, Stanislaw, Lee, Won Sang, Mccormack, David, Mykkeltveit, Svein, Stutzmann, Eleonore, Tsuboi, Seiji
• Other Authors: Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPG Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Greenland; seismic network; [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; High Rock; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03581159; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03581159/document; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03581159/file/EoS%20Transactions%20-%202014%20-%20Clinton%20-%20Seismic%20Network%20in%20Greenland%20Monitors%20Earth%20and%20Ice%20System.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/2014EO020001

International audience Some of the most dramatic effects of climate change have been observed in the Earth's polar regions. In Greenland, ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet has accelerated in recent years [Shepherd et al., 2012]. Outlet glaciers are changing their behavior rapidly, with many thinning, retreating, and accelerating [Joughin et al., 2004]. The loss of ice weighing on the crust and mantle below has allowed both to rebound, resulting in high rock uplift rates [Bevis et al., 2012]. Changes in ice cover and meltwater production influence sea level and climate feedbacks; they are expected to contribute to increasing vulnerability to geohazards such as landslides, flooding, and extreme weather.