Scientific Data (Aug 2023)

Three-dimensional topology dataset of folded radar stratigraphy in northern Greenland

  • Steven Franke,
  • Paul D. Bons,
  • Kyra Streng,
  • Felicitas Mundel,
  • Tobias Binder,
  • Ilka Weikusat,
  • Catherine C. Bauer,
  • John D. Paden,
  • Nils Dörr,
  • Veit Helm,
  • Daniel Steinhage,
  • Olaf Eisen,
  • Daniela Jansen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02339-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Abstract We present a dataset of reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) englacial stratigraphic horizons in northern Greenland. The data cover four different regions representing key ice-dynamic settings in Greenland: (i) the onset of Petermann Glacier, (ii) a region upstream of the 79° North Glacier (Nioghalvfjerdsbræ), near the northern Greenland ice divide, (iii) the onset of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) and (iv) a 700 km wide region extending across the central ice divide over the entire northern part of central Greenland. In this paper, we promote the advantages of a 3D perspective of deformed englacial stratigraphy and explain how 3D horizons provide an improved basis for interpreting and reconstructing the ice-dynamic history. The 3D horizons are provided in various formats to allow a wide range of applications and reproducibility of results.