Sediment discharge from Greenland’s marine-terminating glaciers is linked with surface melt

Abstract Sediment discharged from the Greenland Ice Sheet delivers nutrients to marine ecosystems around Greenland and shapes seafloor habitats. Current estimates of the total sediment flux are constrained by observations from land-terminating glaciers only. Addressing this gap, our study presents a...

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Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Camilla S. Andresen, Nanna B. Karlsson, Fiammetta Straneo, Sabine Schmidt, Thorbjørn J. Andersen, Emily F. Eidam, Anders A. Bjørk, Nicolas Dartiguemalle, Laurence M. Dyke, Flor Vermassen, Ida E. Gundel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45694-1

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