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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-485-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-485-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Research article
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02 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 02 Feb 2021
| 02 Feb 2021
Thinning leads to calving-style changes at Bowdoin Glacier, Greenland
Eef C. H. van Dongen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Guillaume Jouvet
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Autonomous Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Shin Sugiyama
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Evgeny A. Podolskiy
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Martin Funk
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Douglas I. Benn
Department of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
Fabian Lindner
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
Andreas Bauder
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Julien Seguinot
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Silvan Leinss
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Fabian Walter
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
The dynamic mass loss of tidewater glaciers is strongly linked to glacier calving. We study calving mechanisms under a thinning regime, based on 5 years of field and remote-sensing data of Bowdoin Glacier. Our data suggest that Bowdoin Glacier ungrounded recently, and its calving behaviour changed from calving due to surface crevasses to buoyancy-induced calving resulting from basal crevasses. This change may be a precursor to glacier retreat.
The dynamic mass loss of tidewater glaciers is strongly linked to glacier calving. We study...
