Controls on short-term variations in Greenland glacier dynamics

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作者
Sundal, A. V. [1 ]
Shepherd, A. [1 ]
van den Broeke, M. [2 ]
Van Angelen, J. [2 ]
Gourmelen, N. [1 ]
Park, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Earth & Environm, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Utrecht, Inst Marine & Atmospher Res, Utrecht, Netherlands
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会;
关键词
ICE-SHEET; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE; WEST GREENLAND; EAST GREENLAND; ACCELERATION; VELOCITY; STABILITY; KANGERDLUGSSUAQ; DRIVEN; SPEED;
D O I
10.3189/2013JoG13J019
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
Short-term ice-dynamical processes at Greenland's Jakobshavn and Kangerdlugssuaq glaciers were studied using a 3 day time series of synthetic aperture radar data acquired during the 2011 European Remote-sensing Satellite-2 (ERS-2) 3 day repeat campaign together with modelled meteorological parameters. The time series spans the period March July 2011 and captures the first similar to 30% of the summer melting season. In both study areas, we observe velocity fluctuations at the lower similar to 10 km of the glacier. At Jakobshavn Isbrae, where our dataset covers the first part of the seasonal calving-front retreat, we identify ten calving episodes, with a mean calving-front area loss of 1.29 +/- 0.4 km(2). Significant glacier speed-up was observed in the near-terminus area following all calving episodes. We identify changes in calving-front geometry as the dominant control on velocity fluctuations on both glaciers, apart from a <15% early-summer speed-up at Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier during a period of calving-front advance, which we attribute to enhanced surface melt-induced basal lubrication. Our 3 day velocity maps show new spatial characteristics of the ice melange flow variability in the Jakobshavn and Kangerdlugssuaq fjord systems, which are primarily controlled by calving-front dynamics and fjord geometry.
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页码:883 / 892
页数:10
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