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dc.contributor.authorSohn, Hong-Gyoo
dc.contributor.authorJezek, Kenneth C.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Veen, Cornelis J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-08T19:52:42Z
dc.date.available2015-04-08T19:52:42Z
dc.date.issued1998-07-05
dc.identifier.citationSohn, Hong-Gyoo., Jezek, Kenneth C., Van Der Veen, C. J. "Jakobshavn Glacier, west Greenland: 30 years of spaceborne observations." Geophysical Research Letters (1998) Volume 25, Issue 14, pages 2699–2702, 15 July 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/98GL01973.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/17340
dc.descriptionThis is the published version, also available here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/98GL01973.en_US
dc.description.abstractEarly 1960's reconnaissance satellite images are compared to more recent image and map data in an interannual and seasonal study of West Central Greenland margin fluctuations. From 1962 to 1992, ice sheet margins to the north and south of Jakobshavn Glacier retreated despite a decline in average summer temperatures. The retreat may be reversing along the southern flank of the ice stream where regional mass balance estimates are positive. From 1950 to 1996, the terminus of Jakobshavn Glacier seasonally fluctuated ∼2.5 km around its annual mean position. The total calving flux during the summer is more than six times that during winter. We identified that summer melting and the break-up of sea ice and icebergs in the fjord are important in controlling the rate of iceberg production. If correct, calving rates may be expected to increase should climate become warmer in the near future.en_US
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Unionen_US
dc.titleJakobshavn Glacier, west Greenland: 30 years of spaceborne observationsen_US
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorvan der Veen, Cornelis J.
kusw.kudepartmentGeographyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/98GL01973
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
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