Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4817-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4817-2024
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24 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 24 Oct 2024

Ice mélange melt changes observed water column stratification at a tidewater glacier in Greenland

Nicole Abib, David A. Sutherland, Rachel Peterson, Ginny Catania, Jonathan D. Nash, Emily L. Shroyer, Leigh A. Stearns, and Timothy C. Bartholomaus

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The melting of ice mélange, or dense packs of icebergs and sea ice in glacial fjords, can influence the water column by releasing cold fresh water deep under the ocean surface. However, direct observations of this process have remained elusive. We use measurements of ocean temperature, salinity, and velocity bookending an episodic ice mélange event to show that this meltwater input changes the density profile of a glacial fjord and has implications for understanding tidewater glacier change.