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| Titel |
Brief communication "Historical glacier length changes in West Greenland" |
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P. W. Leclercq, A. Weidick, F. Paul, T. Bolch, M. Citterio, J. Oerlemans  |
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Englisch
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1994-0416
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In: The Cryosphere ; 6, no. 6 ; Nr. 6, no. 6 (2012-11-15), S.1339-1343 |
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250003869
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 copernicus.org/tc-6-1339-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Past glacier fluctuations provide insight into glacier dynamics, climate
change, and the contribution of glaciers to sea-level rise. Here, the length
fluctuations since the 19th century of 18 local glaciers in West and South
Greenland are presented, extending and updating the study by Weidick (1968).
The studied glaciers all showed an overall retreat with an average of 1.2 ± 0.2 km
over the 20th century, indicating a general rise of the
equilibrium line along the west coast of Greenland during the last century.
Furthermore, the average rate of retreat was largest in the first half of the
20th century. |
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