Glaciology related to potential hydroelectric power for Greenland towns

Abstract

There is increasing interest in the possibility of supplying towns with hydroelectric power from neighbouring basins. To meet this interest the project 'Vandkraftundersøgelser for bynære bassiner' was carried out at the localities listed in Table 4 and shown in figure 37. The project has been in operation since 1980 as a joint project of Greenland Fisheries Investigations and the Greenland Technical Organization; in 1982 GGU commenced glaciological work on the project. The project is due to terminate in March 1984. The effect of glaciers upon the discharge from the individual basins must vary greatly according to glacier cover but it can rarely be neglected and is of paramount importance for basins receiving meltwater from the Inland Ice.