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Articles | Volume 8, issue 6
Articles | Volume 8, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2353-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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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
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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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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.
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