Glacier-climate investigations in 1984 at Qamanârssûp sermia, West Greenland

Abstract

As part of the GGU programme of hydropower investigations in West Greenland, glaciological and climatological measurements were continued at Qamanârssûp serrnia (inventory number 1CH21002) in 1984. The station was first established in late summer 1979 so that records for five complete summers 1980-1984 are now available. Brief reports on the work have been given by Olesen (1981), Olesen & Braithwaite (1982), Braithwaite (1983a), and Braithwaite (1984). More detailed analyses and presentations of data can be found in Braithwaite & Olesen (1982) and Braithwaite (1983b) for the years 1979-1981 and 1982 respectively. A similar report for 1983-1984 is planned. As a supplement to the routine programme of measurements by GGU, mapping and survey work have also been carried out by Aarhus University, e.g. al: 10000 map of the lower part of the glacier by Knudsen & Møller (1982) and an analysis of ice velocity variations by Andreasen (1982). A sketch map of Qamanârssûp serrnia, showing locations of stakes and survey points, is given by Braithwaite (1983a).