Characteristics of meltwater export from Jakobshavn Isbræ and Ilulissat Icefjord
Jakobshavn Isbræ, which terminates in Ilulissat Icefjord, has undergone rapid retreat and is currently the largest contributor to ice-sheet mass loss among Greenland's marine terminating glaciers. Accelerating mass loss is increasing fresh water discharge to the ocean, which can feed back on ic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2017-04-01
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Series: | Annals of Glaciology |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305517000192/type/journal_article |