The mechanisms behind Jakobshavn Isbræ's acceleration and mass loss: A 3‐D thermomechanical model study

Bondzio, Johannes H.; Morlighem, Mathieu; Seroussi, Hélène; Kleiner, Thomas; Rückamp, Martin; Mouginot, Jeremie; Moon, Twila; Larour, Eric Y.; Humbert, Angelika

doi:10.1002/2017gl073309

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The mechanisms behind Jakobshavn Isbræ's acceleration and mass loss: A 3‐D thermomechanical model study

2017
By Bondzio, Johannes H. ; Morlighem, Mathieu ; Seroussi, Hélène ; ...
Source: Geophysical Research Letters, 44(12), 6252-6260

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ThemechanismscausingwidespreadﬂowaccelerationofJakobshavnIsbræ,WestGreenland, remainuncleardespiteanabundanceofobservationsandmodelingstudies.Herewesimulatetheglacier’s evolutionfrom1985to2016usingathree-dimensionalthermomechanicaliceﬂowmodel.Themodel capturesthetimingand90%oftheobservedchangesbyforcingthecalvingfront.Basaldraginthetroughislow,andlateraldragbalancestheicestream’sdrivingstress.Thecalvingfrontpositionisthedominant controlonchangesofJakobshavnIsbræsincetheiceviscosityintheshearmarginsinstantaneouslydrops inresponsetothestressperturbationcausedbycalvingfrontretreat,whichallowsforwidespreadﬂowacceleration.Gradualshearmarginwarmingcontribut es5to10%tothetotalacceleration.Oursimulations suggest that the glacier will contribute to eustatic sea level rise at a rate comparable to or higher
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