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Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2881-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2881-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
Research article
 | 
06 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 06 Aug 2025

Meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet and its water isotope distribution in Dickson Fjord, East Greenland

Fleur Rooijakkers, Ebbe Poulsen, Eugenio Ruiz-Castillo, and Søren Rysgaard

Data sets

Hydrography based on drone-CTD data from the front of Hisinger Glacier in Dickson Fjord, East Greenland during Greenland Gradients project in summer 2022 [dataset]. F. Rooijakkers et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.973716

Hydrography based on CTD data from the front of Hisinger Glacier in Dickson Fjord, East Greenland during Greenland Gradients project in summer 2022 [dataset]. F. Rooijakkers et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.973704

Water stable isotopes at the front of Hisinger Glacier in Dickson Fjord, East Greenland during Greenland Gradients project in summer 2022 [dataset]. F. Rooijakkers et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.973637

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Short summary
Glacier melting contributes to global sea level rise, largely due to interactions between the ocean and glacier fronts. Understanding these interactions is crucial. This study explores these processes in a fjord in understudied East Greenland, using a drone to collect data near the glacier. Based on our measurements, we hypothesise that glacier meltwater refreezes in cold Polar Water, forming ice crystals that float to the surface and melt when exposed to warmer ocean temperatures.
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