Glaciological investigations on ice-sheet response in South Greenland

Authors

  • Christoph Mayer Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
  • Carl E. Bøggild Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
  • Steffen Podlech Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
  • Ole B. Olesen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
  • Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
  • William Krabill Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Building N-159, Wallops Island, VA 23337, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v191.5143

Abstract

The reaction of the world’s large ice sheets to global climate change is still in the focus of scientific debate. Recent investigations have shown pronounced thinning in the southern part of the Greenland ice sheet (Inland Ice). In order to investigate the cause of the observed thinning and to judge the sensitivity of this part of the ice sheet a combined field work, remote sensing and modelling project was designed. A glaciological transect was established in May 2001 on one of the main outlet glaciers in South Greenland (Fig. 1), and the first data are now available. In addition, the history of the glacier variations during the last 40 years has been reconstructed.

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Published

2002-12-03

How to Cite

Mayer, C. ., Bøggild, C. E. ., Podlech, S. ., Olesen, O. B. ., Ahlstrøm, A. P., & Krabill, W. . (2002). Glaciological investigations on ice-sheet response in South Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 191, 150–156. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v191.5143

Issue

Vol. 191 (2002): Review of Greenland Activities 2001

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLE | SHORT

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