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Espen

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Inland calving.
« on: May 25, 2013, 06:47:30 PM »
Unnamed Glacier North Greenland.

Just stumbled over an image from 1984, a massive calving happening ? far away from open water in N. P. Johansen Land (North Greenland). Calving width 2 - 3 km.
Probably due to emptying of a sub glacial lake. Luckily no people live in this area.


: Credits GEUS Copenhagen
« Last Edit: May 27, 2013, 01:03:19 PM by Espen »
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Re: Inland calving.
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2013, 07:15:37 PM »
And some more inland calvings from the same area. Credits GEUS Copenhagen 1984.
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Re: Inland calving.
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2019, 04:37:41 PM »

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Re: Inland calving.
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2019, 04:43:46 PM »
It looks like the ice has advanced in the last 35 years?

I think I found the same location? Also the small canyon to the East of the ice calving is now filled with water.

https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground/?source=S2&lat=81.25148214631507&lng=-52.4267578125&zoom=9&preset=CUSTOM&layers=B01,B02,B03&maxcc=100&gain=1.0&gamma=1.0&time=2019-02-01%7C2019-08-14&atmFilter=&showDates=false&evalscript=cmV0dXJuIFtCOEEqMixCMDMqMSxCMDIqMV0%3D

Yes you are right, the area is refilled again. The lake is about 13 km2 in area.
« Last Edit: August 18, 2019, 04:50:56 PM by Espen »
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