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Articles | Volume 20, issue 11
Articles | Volume 20, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-6221-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-6221-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 11
Research article
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02 Nov 2026
Research article |  | 02 Nov 2026

Investigating the transition in ice dynamics from a land- to lake-terminating glacier using a simple glacier dynamics model

Jaime Otero, Daniel Goldberg, Peter Nienow, and Yefan Wang

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As climate change creates new lakes at the front of retreating glaciers, these ice bodies often accelerate and lose mass more quickly. We used a computer model to study this process at an Icelandic glacier. Our results show that thinning ice is the main driver for recent acceleration, with 37 % of the total ice loss resulting from the presence of the lake. These findings imply that as lakes grow globally, glaciers could vanish more rapidly than predicted, enhancing the rate of sea level rise.
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