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Research article
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05 Sep 2019
Research article |
| 05 Sep 2019
| 05 Sep 2019
Impact of warming shelf waters on ice mélange and terminus retreat at a large SE Greenland glacier
Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Adrian J. Luckman
Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Douglas I. Benn
University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews KY16 9AJ, UK
Tom Cowton
University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews KY16 9AJ, UK
University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews KY16 9AJ, UK
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Short summary
Kangerlussuaq Glacier in Greenland retreated significantly in the early 2000s and typified the response of calving glaciers to climate change. Satellite images show that it has recently retreated even further. The current retreat follows the appearance of extremely warm surface waters on the continental shelf during the summer of 2016, which likely entered the fjord and caused the rigid mass of sea ice and icebergs, which normally inhibits calving, to melt and break up.
Kangerlussuaq Glacier in Greenland retreated significantly in the early 2000s and typified the...
