Seasonal variability of the circulation system in a west Greenland tidewater outlet glacier fjord, Godthåbsfjord (64°N)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2591-2603

  Mortensen, J ^a   Bendtsen, J ^b,c   Lennert, K ^a   Rysgaard, S ^a,c,d  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b ClimateLab Symbion Science Park   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

circulation; fjords; Greenland Ice Sheet; heat sources; seasonal variability; tidewater outlet glaciers

Indexed keywords

FJORD; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT SOURCE; ICE SHEET; INTERMEDIATE WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ARCTIC; GODTHABSFJORD; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 85027925615     PISSN: 21699003     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003267     Document Type: Article

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