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Drivers for Atlantic-origin waters abutting Greenland
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Xianmin Hu
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Paul G. Myers
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Mads Hvid Ribergaard
Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Craig M. Lee
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Short summary
Greenland's glaciers in contact with the ocean drain the majority of the ice sheet (GrIS). Deep troughs along the shelf branch into fjords, connecting glaciers with ocean waters. The heat from the ocean entering deep troughs may then accelerate the mass loss. Onshore heat transport through troughs was investigated with an ocean model. Processes that drive the delivery of ocean heat respond differently by region to increasing GrIS meltwater, mean circulation, and filtering out of storms.
Greenland's glaciers in contact with the ocean drain the majority of the ice sheet (GrIS). Deep...
