Multi-method observation and analysis of a tsunami caused by glacier calving

Glacier calving can cause violent tsunami waves which, upon landfall, can cause severe destruction. Here we present data acquired during a calving event from Eqip Sermia, an ocean-terminating glacier in west Greenland. During an exceptionally well-documented event, the collapse of 9  ×  10<sup>...

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Main Authors: M. P. Lüthi, A. Vieli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-05-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/995/2016/tc-10-995-2016.pdf