Historical t1uctuations of calving glaciers in South and West Greenland
Historical t1uctuations of calving glaciers in South and West Greenland
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格陵兰岛南部和西部冰川崩解的历史波动
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2020
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A. Weidick
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A. Weidick
Fluctuations of ca1f-ice producing out1ets of the Julianehåb ice cap and other loca1 glaciers in South Greenland, and oudets of the In1and Ice in South and West Greenland between 1atitudes 60° and 73°N from c. A.D. 1850 to the present time are reviewed. Seasona1 variations of the fast running tidewater glaciers (ice streams) may veil10ng term trends, but in general it is concluded that the mode of activity (advance or retreat) is nearly synchronous for the outlets and their neighbouring 1and-based segments, whereas amplitude differs; topographical control is important for short-term fluc tuations but should not be over-emphasised. The situation around 1990 is one of spreading readvance and the observed behavioura1 pattems fit with Huybrechts' model for the present dynamic situation of the ice cover. This model indicates that the ice sheet generally is expanding as a consequence of the climatic cooling since the Holocene climatic optimum but also locates areas with present thinning of the ice margin.