Retreat of Humboldt Gletscher, North Greenland, Driven by Undercutting From a Warmer Ocean

Retreat of Humboldt Gletscher, North Greenland, Driven by Undercutting From a Warmer Ocean

Abstract Humboldt Gletscher is a 100‐km wide, slow‐moving glacier in north Greenland which holds a 19‐cm global sea level equivalent. Humboldt has been the fourth largest contributor to sea level rise since 1972 but the cause of its mass loss has not been elucidated. Multi‐beam echo sounding data co...

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Main Authors: Eric Rignot, Lu An, Nolwenn Chauche, Mathieu Morlighem, Seongsu Jeong, Michael Wood, Jeremie Mouginot, Josh K. Willis, Ingo Klaucke, Wilhelm Weinrebe, Andreas Muenchow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
bathymetry
glaciology
Greenland
mass balance
physical ocean
sea level
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091342
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