Recent progress in understanding marine-terminating Arctic outlet glacier response to climatic and oceanic forcing : Twenty years of rapid change

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Description :
This paper reviews the substantial progress made in our understanding of the links between marine-terminating Arctic outlet glacier behaviour and the ocean-climate system during the past 20 years, when many ice masses have rapidly lost mass. Specifically, the AA. assess 3 primary climatic/oceanic controls on outlet glacier dynamics, namely air temperature, ocean temperature and sea ice concentrations, and discuss key linkages between them. They highlight key uncertainties surrounding marine-terminating Arctic outlet glacier response to climatic/oceanic forcing, and recommend directions for future research.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 2013, vol. 37, n°. 4, p. 436-467, nombre de pages : 32, Références bibliographiques : 7 p.

Date :
2013

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications