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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1373-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1373-2023
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Research article
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31 Mar 2023
Research article |
| 31 Mar 2023
| 31 Mar 2023
Recent changes in drainage route and outburst magnitude of the Russell Glacier ice-dammed lake, West Greenland
Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Kristian K. Kjeldsen
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), 1350, Copenhagen, Denmark
Flora Huiban
Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Jonathan L. Carrivick
School of Geography and water@leeds, University of Leeds, Woodhouse
Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Shfaqat A. Khan
National Space Institute (DTU Space), Technical University of
Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Anders A. Bjørk
Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Short summary
Sudden releases of meltwater from glacier-dammed lakes can influence ice flow, cause flooding hazards and landscape changes. This study presents a record of 14 drainages from 2007–2021 from a lake in west Greenland. The time series reveals how the lake fluctuates between releasing large and small amounts of drainage water which is caused by a weakening of the damming glacier following the large events. We also find a shift in the water drainage route which increases the risk of flooding hazards.
Sudden releases of meltwater from glacier-dammed lakes can influence ice flow, cause flooding...
