Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1-2023
Research article
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05 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 05 Jan 2023

Weekly to monthly terminus variability of Greenland's marine-terminating outlet glaciers

Taryn E. Black and Ian Joughin

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2022-176', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Oct 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2022-176', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Oct 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Dec 2022) by Olaf Eisen
AR by Taryn Black on behalf of the Authors (06 Dec 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (12 Dec 2022) by Olaf Eisen
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Short summary
The frontal positions of most ice-sheet-based glaciers in Greenland vary seasonally. On average, these glaciers begin retreating in May and begin advancing in October, and the difference between their most advanced and most retreated positions is 220 m. The timing may be related to the timing of melt on the ice sheet, and the seasonal length variation may be related to glacier speed. These seasonal variations can affect glacier behavior and, consequently, how much ice is lost from the ice sheet.