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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-565-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-565-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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20 Feb 2018
Research article |
| 20 Feb 2018
| 20 Feb 2018
Greenland iceberg melt variability from high-resolution satellite observations
Ellyn M. Enderlin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Caroline J. Carrigan
School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
William H. Kochtitzky
Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Alexandra Cuadros
School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Twila Moon
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Gordon S. Hamilton
formerly at: Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
formerly at: School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
deceased
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Short summary
This paper aims to improve the understanding of variations in ocean conditions around the Greenland Ice Sheet, which have been called upon to explain recent glacier change. Changes in iceberg elevation over time, measured using satellite data, are used to estimate average melt rates. We find that iceberg melt rates generally decrease with latitude and increase with keel depth and can be used to characterize ocean conditions at Greenland's inaccessible marine margins.
This paper aims to improve the understanding of variations in ocean conditions around the...
