Brief Communication: Further summer speedup of Jakobshavn Isbræ

We have extended the record of flow speed on Jakobshavn Isbræ through the summer of 2013. These new data reveal large seasonal speedups, 30 to 50% greater than previous summers. At a point a few kilometres inland from the terminus, the mean annual speed for 2012 is nearly three times as great as tha...

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Main Authors: I. Joughin, B. E. Smith, D. E. Shean, D. Floricioiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/209/2014/tc-8-209-2014.pdf