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Step-wise changes in glacier flow speed coincide with calving and glacial earthquakes at Helheim Glacier, Greenland
Nettles, Meredith Larsen, Tine B. Elosegui, Pedro Hamilton, Gordon S. Stearns, Leigh A. Ahlstrøm, Andreas P. Davis, James L. Andersen, Morten L. de Juan, Julia Khan, S. Aabbas
Nettles, Meredith
Larsen, Tine B.
Elosegui, Pedro
Hamilton, Gordon S.
Stearns, Leigh A.
Ahlstrøm, Andreas P.
Davis, James L.
Andersen, Morten L.
de Juan, Julia
Khan, S. Aabbas
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[1] Geodetic observations show several large, sudden increases in flow speed at Helheim Glacier, one of Greenland's largest outlet glaciers, during summer, 2007. These step-like accelerations, detected along the length of the glacier, coincide with teleseismically detected glacial earthquakes and major iceberg calving events. No coseismic offset in the position of the glacier surface is observed; instead, modest tsunamis associated with the glacial earthquakes implicate glacier calving in the seismogenic process. Our results link changes in glacier velocity directly to calving-front behavior at Greenland's largest outlet glaciers, on timescales as short as minutes to hours, and clarify the mechanism by which glacial earthquakes occur.
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2008-12-30
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American Geophysical Union
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glacier dynamics, glacial earthquake, claving
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Nettles, M., et al. (2008), Step-wise changes in glacier flow speed coincide with calving and glacial earthquakes at Helheim Glacier, Greenland, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L24503, http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008GL036127