An estimate of the flux of iceberg calving from Greenland

被引：41

作者：

Bigg, GR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ E Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England

来源：

ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH | 1999年 / 31卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.2307/1552605

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Using several relationships between calving velocity and physical parameters at the glacier's entry to the ocean, estimates are made of the iceberg flux from the Greenland ice sheet. The flux from each major glacier is estimated, leading to total iceberg fluxes of 170-270 Tkg yr(-1). This figure is rather less than recent estimates of this flux derived from an assumption of equilibrium in the ice sheet mass balance. The iceberg flux is consistent with airborne altimeter measurements.

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