Continued glaciological work north-east of Jakobshavn, West Greenland

Abstract

Glaciological investigations were carried out on the Inland Ice north-east of Jakobshavn. The work is part of the hydropower investigations at Pâkitsoq on a drainage basin proposed for a local hydropower project. The work was started in 1982, when stakes for measuring mass balance were drilled into the ice. So far the investigations have included mass balance measurements, photogrammetric and satellite mapping, ice-thickness mapping, stable isotope studies, simulation of runoff and ice dynamics (Reeh, 1983; Thomsen, 1983, 1984, 1985; Braithwaite & Thomsen, 1984; Thomsen & Braithwaite, 1985; Thomsen & Reeh, 1986; Reeh & Thomsen, 1986a; Thorning et aL, 1986).