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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1821-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1821-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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05 May 2023
Research article |
| 05 May 2023
| 05 May 2023
Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79° N) Glacier, northeast Greenland
Michael J. Bentley
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
James A. Smith
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Stewart S. R. Jamieson
Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
Margaret R. Lindeman
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Brice R. Rea
Geography and Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UF, UK
Angelika Humbert
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Timothy P. Lane
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK
Christopher M. Darvill
Department of Geography, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Jeremy M. Lloyd
Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
Fiamma Straneo
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Veit Helm
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
David H. Roberts
Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Atlantic Water warming increases melt below Northeast Greenland’s last floating ice tongue C. Wekerle et al.
- Holocene thinning in central Greenland controlled by the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream I. Tabone et al.
- The deglacial history of 79N glacier and the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream D. Roberts et al.
- Sea level rise contribution from Ryder Glacier in northern Greenland varies by an order of magnitude by 2300 depending on future emissions F. Holmes et al.
- Retreat patterns and dynamics of the former Norske Trough ice stream (NE Greenland): An integrated geomorphological and sedimentological approach A. López-Quirós et al.
- Time-transgressive response of benthic foraminifera to the deglaciation of the Northeast Greenland shelf M. Stoltenberg et al.
- Modeling the 21st-century response of Greenland's Zachariæ Isstrøm and Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glaciers to atmosphere–ocean forcing and friction laws Y. Dong et al.
- Ocean driven retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream following the Last Glacial Maximum S. Callard et al.
- Distribution of modern benthic foraminiferal assemblages across the Northeast Greenland continental shelf J. Davies et al.
- Grounding-line retreat of Milne Glacier, Ellesmere Island, Canada over 1966–2023 from satellite, airborne, and ground radar data Y. Antropova et al.
- The role of near-terminus conditions in the ice-flow speed of Upernavik Isstrøm in northwest Greenland K. Voss et al.
- Arctic Ocean bathymetry and its connections to tectonics, oceanography and climate C. Gaina et al.
- Extreme melting at Greenland's largest floating ice tongue O. Zeising et al.
13 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Atlantic Water warming increases melt below Northeast Greenland’s last floating ice tongue C. Wekerle et al.
- Holocene thinning in central Greenland controlled by the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream I. Tabone et al.
- The deglacial history of 79N glacier and the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream D. Roberts et al.
- Sea level rise contribution from Ryder Glacier in northern Greenland varies by an order of magnitude by 2300 depending on future emissions F. Holmes et al.
- Retreat patterns and dynamics of the former Norske Trough ice stream (NE Greenland): An integrated geomorphological and sedimentological approach A. López-Quirós et al.
- Time-transgressive response of benthic foraminifera to the deglaciation of the Northeast Greenland shelf M. Stoltenberg et al.
- Modeling the 21st-century response of Greenland's Zachariæ Isstrøm and Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glaciers to atmosphere–ocean forcing and friction laws Y. Dong et al.
- Ocean driven retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream following the Last Glacial Maximum S. Callard et al.
- Distribution of modern benthic foraminiferal assemblages across the Northeast Greenland continental shelf J. Davies et al.
- Grounding-line retreat of Milne Glacier, Ellesmere Island, Canada over 1966–2023 from satellite, airborne, and ground radar data Y. Antropova et al.
- The role of near-terminus conditions in the ice-flow speed of Upernavik Isstrøm in northwest Greenland K. Voss et al.
- Arctic Ocean bathymetry and its connections to tectonics, oceanography and climate C. Gaina et al.
- Extreme melting at Greenland's largest floating ice tongue O. Zeising et al.
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Short summary
The Northeast Greenland Ice Stream is a major outlet of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Some of its outlet glaciers and ice shelves have been breaking up and retreating, with inflows of warm ocean water identified as the likely reason. Here we report direct measurements of warm ocean water in an unusual lake that is connected to the ocean beneath the ice shelf in front of the 79° N Glacier. This glacier has not yet shown much retreat, but the presence of warm water makes future retreat more likely.
The Northeast Greenland Ice Stream is a major outlet of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Some of its...
