Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2099-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2099-2026
Research article
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15 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 15 Apr 2026

High spatio-temporal velocity variations driven by water input at a Greenlandic tidewater glacier

Armin Dachauer, Andrea Kneib-Walter, Dominik Gräff, and Andreas Vieli

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-5193', Christian Wild, 21 Nov 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Armin Dachauer, 12 Jan 2026
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-5193', William D. Harcourt, 19 Dec 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Armin Dachauer, 12 Jan 2026
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-5193', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Dec 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Armin Dachauer, 12 Jan 2026

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (13 Jan 2026) by Reinhard Drews
AR by Armin Dachauer on behalf of the Authors (19 Feb 2026)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Feb 2026) by Reinhard Drews
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (08 Mar 2026)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (30 Mar 2026) by Reinhard Drews
AR by Armin Dachauer on behalf of the Authors (02 Apr 2026)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Terrestrial radar observations were used to investigate flow speed changes at Eqalorutsit Kangilliit Sermiat, a marine-terminating glacier in Greenland. The velocity varied on both daily and multi-day timescales, showing that the glacier speeds up markedly when meltwater or lake drainage increases basal water pressure. Usually speed changes move downstream with time towards the glacier front, but during multi-day speed-up events they start at the front and travel upstream.
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