Are seasonal calving dynamics forced by buttressing from ice mélange or undercutting by melting? Outcomes from full-Stokes simulations of Store Glacier, West Greenland

Todd, J.; Christoffersen, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2353-2014

Articles | Volume 8, issue 6

The Cryosphere, 8, 2353–2365, 2014

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2353-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

The Cryosphere, 8, 2353–2365, 2014

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2353-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 6

Research article 16 Dec 2014

Research article | 16 Dec 2014

Are seasonal calving dynamics forced by buttressing from ice mélange or undercutting by melting? Outcomes from full-Stokes simulations of Store Glacier, West Greenland

J. Todd and P. Christoffersen

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RC C1342: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Jul 2014
- AC C1898: 'Response to Reviewer Comments by Anonymous Reviewer', Joe Todd, 25 Sep 2014
RC C1663: 'Review of "Are seasonal calving dynamics forced by buttressing from ice mélange or undercutting by melting? Outcomes from full-Stokes simulations of Store Gletscher, West Greenland” by J. Todd and P. Christoffersen', Chris Borstad, 25 Aug 2014
- AC C1903: 'Response to Reviewer Comments by Chris Borstad', Joe Todd, 25 Sep 2014

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AR by Joe Todd on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (13 Nov 2014) by Eric Larour

AR by Joe Todd on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2014) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Many iceberg-calving glaciers in Greenland have recently been observed to accelerate and retreat, prompting fears about their future stability in the face of climate change. We present results from a flow modelling study of Store Glacier, West Greenland, which suggest that glacier geometry may play an important role in determining calving glacier stability. Store Glacier flows into a narrow, shallow fjord and our model suggests this may make it insensitive to future ocean warming.