Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat
The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at accelerated rates in the 21st century, making it the largest single contributor to rising sea levels. Faster flow of outlet glaciers has substantially contributed to this loss, with the cause of speedup, and potential for future change, uncertain. Here we co...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/408810 2023-12-03T10:23:02+01:00 Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat King, Michalea D. Howat, Ian M. Candela, Salvatore G. Noh, Myoung J. Jeong, Seongsu Noël, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Wouters, Bert Negrete, Adelaide Sub Dynamics Meteorology Marine and Atmospheric Research 2020 application/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/408810 en eng 2662-4435 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/408810 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Article 2020 ftunivutrecht 2023-11-08T23:19:09Z The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at accelerated rates in the 21st century, making it the largest single contributor to rising sea levels. Faster flow of outlet glaciers has substantially contributed to this loss, with the cause of speedup, and potential for future change, uncertain. Here we combine more than three decades of remotely sensed observational products of outlet glacier velocity, elevation, and front position changes over the full ice sheet. We compare decadal variability in discharge and calving front position and find that increased glacier discharge was due almost entirely to the retreat of glacier fronts, rather than inland ice sheet processes, with a remarkably consistent speedup of 4–5% per km of retreat across the ice sheet. We show that widespread retreat between 2000 and 2005 resulted in a step-increase in discharge and a switch to a new dynamic state of sustained mass loss that would persist even under a decline in surface melt. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Utrecht University Repository Greenland |
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The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at accelerated rates in the 21st century, making it the largest single contributor to rising sea levels. Faster flow of outlet glaciers has substantially contributed to this loss, with the cause of speedup, and potential for future change, uncertain. Here we combine more than three decades of remotely sensed observational products of outlet glacier velocity, elevation, and front position changes over the full ice sheet. We compare decadal variability in discharge and calving front position and find that increased glacier discharge was due almost entirely to the retreat of glacier fronts, rather than inland ice sheet processes, with a remarkably consistent speedup of 4–5% per km of retreat across the ice sheet. We show that widespread retreat between 2000 and 2005 resulted in a step-increase in discharge and a switch to a new dynamic state of sustained mass loss that would persist even under a decline in surface melt. |
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Sub Dynamics Meteorology Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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King, Michalea D. Howat, Ian M. Candela, Salvatore G. Noh, Myoung J. Jeong, Seongsu Noël, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Wouters, Bert Negrete, Adelaide |
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King, Michalea D. Howat, Ian M. Candela, Salvatore G. Noh, Myoung J. Jeong, Seongsu Noël, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Wouters, Bert Negrete, Adelaide Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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King, Michalea D. Howat, Ian M. Candela, Salvatore G. Noh, Myoung J. Jeong, Seongsu Noël, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Wouters, Bert Negrete, Adelaide |
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King, Michalea D. |
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Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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dynamic ice loss from the greenland ice sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat |
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glacier Greenland Ice Sheet |
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glacier Greenland Ice Sheet |
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