Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat

Michalea D. King; Ian M. Howat; Salvatore G. Candela; Myoung J. Noh; Seongsu Jeong; Brice P. Y. Noël; Michiel R. van den Broeke; Bert Wouters; Adelaide Negrete

doi:10.1038/s43247-020-0001-2

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2020)

Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat

Michalea D. King,
Ian M. Howat,
Salvatore G. Candela,
Myoung J. Noh,
Seongsu Jeong,
Brice P. Y. Noël,
Michiel R. van den Broeke,
Bert Wouters,
Adelaide Negrete

Affiliations

Michalea D. King: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center & School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
Ian M. Howat: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center & School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
Salvatore G. Candela: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center & School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
Myoung J. Noh: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center & School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
Seongsu Jeong: Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine
Brice P. Y. Noël: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Michiel R. van den Broeke: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Bert Wouters: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Adelaide Negrete: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center & School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-0001-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Glacier retreat is the main process behind Greenland Ice Sheet dynamic mass loss over the past three decades, according to an analysis of discharge variability and calving front positions.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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