Seasonal velocities of outlet glaciers of the Greenland ice sheet using GPS instruments

A.P. Ahlstrøm, S.B. Andersen, M.L. Andersen, H. Machguth, F.M. Nick, I. Joughin, C.H. Reijmer, R.S.W. van de Wal, J.P. Merryman Boncori, J.E. Box, M. Citterio, D. van As, R.S. Fausto, A. Hubbard

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Resumé

The use of GPS has made it possible to measure the velocity of outlet glaciers directly by frequent transmission of instrument positions. Naturally, this kind of observation is prone to instrument loss as the fast-flowing outlet glaciers constitute an extremely hostile environment. Yet the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland has initiated and maintained a campaign since 2009 to track velocity variations of selected ice sheet outlet glaciers. The tracking continues as part of the Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE), but results presented below are for the period 2009-2012 which was the initial deployment in the EU project ice2sea as reported in Ahlstrøm et al. (2013)
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelInterim report of dynamic changes of land ice in the Arctic and North-Atlantic region
UndertitelStability and variations of Arctic land ice
RedaktørerAndreas P. Ahlstrøm
ForlagNordic Centre of Excellence Stability and Variations of Arctic(SVALI)
Sider4-7
Antal sider4
StatusUdgivet - 2014

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  • Programområde 5: Natur og klima

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