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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-905-2020
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Research article
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11 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 11 Mar 2020
| 11 Mar 2020
Coupled modelling of subglacial hydrology and calving-front melting at Store Glacier, West Greenland
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Poul Christoffersen
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Department of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
Donald Slater
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA
Nolwenn Chauché
Access Arctic, Le Vieux Marigny 58160, Sauvigny-les-Bois, France
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Short summary
This paper models how water flows beneath a large Greenlandic glacier and how the structure of the drainage system it flows in changes over time. We also look at how this affects melting driven by freshwater plumes at the glacier front, as well as the implications for glacier flow and sea-level rise. We find an active drainage system and plumes exist year round, contradicting previous assumptions and suggesting more melting may not slow the glacier down, unlike at other sites in Greenland.
This paper models how water flows beneath a large Greenlandic glacier and how the structure of...
