Fluctuations of the Terminus of the Harald Moltke Bræ, Greenland
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- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 6 (45), 369-373
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002214300001947x
Abstract
The terminus position of the Harald Moltke Bræ has been mapped from existing maps and from aerial and terrestrial photographs for the years 1946–47, 1954, 1956, 1962 and 1965. When abetted by Wright’s earlier work, a fairly detailed record of terminus position exists for the period 1916 to 1965. The glacier has been in nearly continuous retreat during this period interrupted by a slight advance from 1926 to 1932. Loss of area has been accelerating since 1946–47. Ice flow velocity near the terminus has fluctuated through a known range from 30 m./yr. to over 1,000 m./yr.Keywords
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