Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland
Calving and dynamics of Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland
Project
Jakobshavn Isbræ is is the most active Greenland outlet glacier. We have studied its dynamics and calving in several projects.
Publications
- (2014) Quantifying velocity response to ocean tides and calving near the terminus of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland
- (2012) Observing calving-generated ocean waves with coastal broadband seismometers, Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland
- (2009) Calving icebergs indicate a thick layer of temperate ice at the base of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland
- (2008) Glacier, fjord, and seismic response to recent large calving events, Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland
- (2003) Indication of active overthrust faulting along the Holocene-Wisconsin transition in the marginal zone of Jakobshavn Isbræ
- (2002) Mechanisms of fast flow in Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: Part III. Measurements of ice deformation, temperature and cross-borehole conductivity in boreholes to the bedrock
Fieldwork
1995 summer (VAW/ETHZ)
- deep drilling at the margins of Jakobshavn Isbrae, boreholes instrumentation
1996 spring (VAW/ETHZ)
- recover data loggers, GPS measurements
2006 summer (VAW/ETHZ, UAF, UNH)
- calving dynamics
2007 summer (VAW/ETHZ, UAF, UNH)
- calving dynamics
2008 summer (VAW/ETHZ, UAF, UNH)
- calving dynamics
2009 summer (VAW/ETHZ, UAF, UNH)
- calving dynamics
2010 summer (VAW/ETHZ, UAF, UNH)
- calving dynamics