Ocean‐Induced Melt Triggers Glacier Retreat in Northwest Greenland

Abstract In recent decades, tidewater glaciers in Northwest Greenland contributed significantly to sea level rise but exhibited a complex spatial pattern of retreat. Here we use novel observations of bathymetry and water temperature from NASA's Ocean Melting Greenland mission to quantify the ro...

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Main Authors: M. Wood, E. Rignot, I. Fenty, D. Menemenlis, R. Millan, M. Morlighem, J. Mouginot, H. Seroussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-08-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078024
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