Project record of Oceanographic drivers of the heat exchange at the front of Store Glacier

Information

Type
Project
Name
Oceanographic drivers of the heat exchange at the front of Store Glacier
Description @en
Glacial ocean interaction has been identified as an important driver in the hydrography and hydrodynamics of glacial fjords. This project studies a fjord with a large tidewater glacier with relatively simple topography. The glacier is characterized by a limited ice melange and therefore moorings can be placed close (less than 10 km) to the glacier terminus. Seasonal data from this location is unique and will further the insights in how oceans are impacting glaciers in West-Greenland.
Start date
2019-8
End date
2020-11

Institutes & people involved

Boone Wieter
associated with: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
role: Promotor
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee
role: Partner
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research
role: Partner

Expertise

Hydrography
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 4111
Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified
defined term set: Flemish Research Disciplines
term code: 179142
PRINC_FUND - 1000 - Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
defined term set: FRIS Principal Funding Codes
term code: 177452

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date created: 2021-03-10
date modified: 2023-04-18