Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland

Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland

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Main Author: Tinder, Phaedra C.
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2012
Subjects:
Geology
glacier
calving
mass balance
climate change
tides
icebergs
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339663923
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13396639232021-08-03T06:05:34Z Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland Tinder, Phaedra C. Geology glacier calving mass balance climate change tides icebergs While iceberg calving makes up a substantial portion of mass loss for marine-terminating glaciers, these dynamics remain poorly represented in predictions of sea-level rise and large-scale climate models, requiring more robust observational datasets. Breiðamerkurjökull glacier functions as a uniquely controlled field setting for obtaining a wide variety of environmental and geodetic measurements in conjunction with monitoring calving flux, making it possible to more carefully constrain the sometimes-contradictory relationships between calving and environmental conditions observed in previous studies. A time-lapse camera and water level logger were placed roughly 1 km from the glacier ice front to monitor ice loss and iceberg-generated tsunamis from April to September 2011. This record was used to estimate the volume of ice lost by calving during this period and obtain calving rates on hourly, daily, and weekly timescales. Weather, tide, and contemporaneous records of the temperature-salinity structure of the lagoon were used to examine relationships between these factors and calving. Calving was shown to be more common during the falling tide in both spring and fall. 2012-07-19 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339663923 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339663923 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Geology
glacier
calving
mass balance
climate change
tides
icebergs
spellingShingle Geology
glacier
calving
mass balance
climate change
tides
icebergs
Tinder, Phaedra C.
Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland
author Tinder, Phaedra C.
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title Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland
title_short Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland
title_full Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland
title_fullStr Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland
title_full_unstemmed Ocean-Ice Interactions at Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Southeast Iceland
title_sort ocean-ice interactions at breiðamerkurjökull glacier, southeast iceland
publisher The Ohio State University / OhioLINK
publishDate 2012
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