Articles | Volume 12, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3243-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3243-2018
Research article
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09 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 09 Oct 2018

Dynamic changes in outlet glaciers in northern Greenland from 1948 to 2015

Emily A. Hill, J. Rachel Carr, Chris R. Stokes, and G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

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AR by Emily Hill on behalf of the Authors (25 May 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 May 2018) by Andreas Vieli
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (11 Jul 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (27 Jul 2018) by Andreas Vieli
AR by Emily Hill on behalf of the Authors (22 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Sep 2018) by Andreas Vieli
AR by Emily Hill on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
The dynamic behaviour (i.e. acceleration and retreat) of outlet glaciers in northern Greenland remains understudied. Here, we provide a new long-term (68-year) record of terminus change. Overall, recent retreat rates (1995–2015) are higher than the last 47 years. Despite region-wide retreat, we found disparities in dynamic behaviour depending on terminus type; grounded glaciers accelerated and thinned following retreat, while glaciers with floating ice tongues were insensitive to recent retreat.