Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future
Ice-marginal lakes can affect glacier dynamics but are ignored in studies of the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) and of peripheral mountain glaciers and ice caps (PGICs). Here we show that lakes occupy 10 % of the GrIS ice margin and occur on 5 % of PGICs. Ice velocity at the GrIS margin...
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ftustaffordshire:oai:eprints.staffs.ac.uk:7361 2023-05-15T16:21:10+02:00 Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future Carrivick, Jonathan L. How, Penelope Lea, James M. Sutherland, Jenna L. Grimes, Michael TWEED, Fiona Cornford, Stephen Quincey, Duncan J. Mallalieu, Joseph 2022-06-06 text http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7361/ https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7361/7/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202022%20-%20Carrivick%20-%20Ice%E2%80%90Marginal%20Proglacial%20Lakes%20Across%20Greenland%20Present%20Status%20and%20a.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099276 en eng https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7361/7/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202022%20-%20Carrivick%20-%20Ice%E2%80%90Marginal%20Proglacial%20Lakes%20Across%20Greenland%20Present%20Status%20and%20a.pdf Carrivick, Jonathan L., How, Penelope, Lea, James M., Sutherland, Jenna L., Grimes, Michael, TWEED, Fiona , Cornford, Stephen, Quincey, Duncan J. and Mallalieu, Joseph (2022) Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future. Geophysical Research Letters, 49 (12). ISSN 0094-8276 cc_by Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftustaffordshire https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099276 2023-04-06T22:14:08Z Ice-marginal lakes can affect glacier dynamics but are ignored in studies of the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) and of peripheral mountain glaciers and ice caps (PGICs). Here we show that lakes occupy 10 % of the GrIS ice margin and occur on 5 % of PGICs. Ice velocity at the GrIS margin is enhanced by ∼ 25 % at lakes versus on land. Mean ice discharge into lakes is ∼ 4.9 Gt.yr, which is ∼1 % of ice discharged through marine termini. We locate thousands of subglacial overdeepenings within which 7,404 km2 of future lakes could form, all of which will be ice-marginal at some time. Future lakes in the west and east will be restricted to the margin of the GrIS and within alpine valleys, respectively. This status and possible future leads us to contend that lakes should be incorporated into projections of Greenland ice loss. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Staffordshire University: STORE - Staffordshire Online Repository Greenland Geophysical Research Letters 49 12 |
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Ice-marginal lakes can affect glacier dynamics but are ignored in studies of the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) and of peripheral mountain glaciers and ice caps (PGICs). Here we show that lakes occupy 10 % of the GrIS ice margin and occur on 5 % of PGICs. Ice velocity at the GrIS margin is enhanced by ∼ 25 % at lakes versus on land. Mean ice discharge into lakes is ∼ 4.9 Gt.yr, which is ∼1 % of ice discharged through marine termini. We locate thousands of subglacial overdeepenings within which 7,404 km2 of future lakes could form, all of which will be ice-marginal at some time. Future lakes in the west and east will be restricted to the margin of the GrIS and within alpine valleys, respectively. This status and possible future leads us to contend that lakes should be incorporated into projections of Greenland ice loss. |
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Carrivick, Jonathan L. How, Penelope Lea, James M. Sutherland, Jenna L. Grimes, Michael TWEED, Fiona Cornford, Stephen Quincey, Duncan J. Mallalieu, Joseph Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future |
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Carrivick, Jonathan L. How, Penelope Lea, James M. Sutherland, Jenna L. Grimes, Michael TWEED, Fiona Cornford, Stephen Quincey, Duncan J. Mallalieu, Joseph |
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Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future |
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Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future |
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Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future |
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Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future |
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Ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across Greenland: Present status and a possible future |
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ice‐marginal proglacial lakes across greenland: present status and a possible future |
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http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7361/ https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7361/7/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202022%20-%20Carrivick%20-%20Ice%E2%80%90Marginal%20Proglacial%20Lakes%20Across%20Greenland%20Present%20Status%20and%20a.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099276 |
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