Fold and strain analysis of the large NE Greenland Ice Stream

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Fold and strain analysis of the large NE Greenland Ice Stream

Bons, Paul D., Franke, Steven

, Jansen, Daniela

, Weikusat, Ilka

, Zhang, Yu and Llorens, Maria-Gema ;

Contact

paul.bons [ at ] uni-tuebingen.de

Abstract

The >500 km long and tens of kilometres wide North-East Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) is the largest ice stream in the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Satellite data show that flow inside the ice stream is significantly faster than adjacent to it and that NEGIS is bound by shear boundaries that are a few kilometres wide. The ice stream drains a large area of the GrIS. As the genesis of NEGIS is unclear, it remains uncertain how it may react to global climate change.

Item Type

Conference (Poster)

Authors

Bons, Paul D., Franke, Steven

, Jansen, Daniela

, Weikusat, Ilka

, Zhang, Yu and Llorens, Maria-Gema ;

Divisions

AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Glaciology

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Glaciology

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > CHANGING EARTH (2021-2027) > PT2:Ocean and Cryosphere in Climate > ST2.3: Sea Level Change

Primary Topic

Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > CHANGING EARTH (2021-2027) > PT2:Ocean and Cryosphere in Climate > ST2.3: Sea Level Change

Publication Status

Published

Event Details

23rd Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology Tectonics (DRT) Meeting, 05 Jul 2022 - 07 Jul 2022, Catania, Italy.

Eprint ID

56882

Cite as

Bons, P. D. , Franke, S. , Jansen, D. , Weikusat, I. , Zhang, Y. and Llorens, M. G. (2022): Fold and strain analysis of the large NE Greenland Ice Stream , 23rd Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology Tectonics (DRT) Meeting, Catania, Italy, 5 July 2022 - 7 July 2022 .