Seasonal evolution of supraglacial lakes on a floating ice tongue, Petermann Glacier, Greenland

Supraglacial lakes are known to trigger Antarctic ice-shelf instability and break-up. However, to date, no study has focused on lakes on Greenland's floating termini. Here, we apply lake boundary/area and depth algorithms to Landsat 8 imagery to analyse the inter- and intraseasonal evolution of...

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Published in:	Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors:	Grant J. Macdonald, Alison F. Banwell, Douglas R. MacAyeal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2018-07-01
Subjects:	Arctic glaciology glacier hydrology ice-shelf break-up ice shelves
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305518000095/type/journal_article