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Karlsson et al. 2023

Karlsson, N.B., K.D. Mankoff, A.M. Solgaard, S.H. Larsen, P.R. How, R.S. Fausto, and L.S. Sørensen, 2023: A data set of monthly freshwater fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet's marine-terminating glaciers on a glacier-basin scale 2010-2020. GEUS Bull., 53, doi:10.34194/geusb.v53.8338.

The loss of mass from the Greenland ice sheet causes an increasing influx of freshwater to the Greenlandic fjords and the oceans. Freshwater fluxes from marine-terminating glaciers are important to understand fjord circulation and ecosystem dynamics. Here, we present a data set constructed by reformulating existing products into a shared temporal and spatial framework. We combine three publicly available data sets of solid-ice discharge (iceberg), liquid-surface runoff (runoff) and basal melt to present a cohesive overview of the flow of freshwater from marine-terminating glaciers to the Greenlandic fjords. We also calculate glacier drainage basins and compare our findings to previous studies showing that drainage-basin sizes may vary considerably depending on how they were reconstructed. The data set will be a valuable asset to oceanographic, glaciological and marine biological research activities.

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@article{ka02500a,
  author={Karlsson, N. B. and Mankoff, K. D. and Solgaard, A. M. and Larsen, S. H. and How, P. R. and Fausto, R. S. and Sørensen, L. S.},
  title={A data set of monthly freshwater fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet's marine-terminating glaciers on a glacier-basin scale 2010-2020},
  year={2023},
  journal={GEUS Bulletin},
  volume={53},
  doi={10.34194/geusb.v53.8338},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ka02500a
AU  - Karlsson, N. B.
AU  - Mankoff, K. D.
AU  - Solgaard, A. M.
AU  - Larsen, S. H.
AU  - How, P. R.
AU  - Fausto, R. S.
AU  - Sørensen, L. S.
PY  - 2023
TI  - A data set of monthly freshwater fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet's marine-terminating glaciers on a glacier-basin scale 2010-2020
JA  - GEUS Bull.
JO  - GEUS Bulletin
VL  - 53
DO  - 10.34194/geusb.v53.8338
ER  -

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