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A reconstruction of warm-water inflow to Upernavik Isstrøm since 1925 CE and its relation to glacier retreat
Flor Vermassen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Glaciology and Climate, Geological Survey of Denmark and
Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nanna Andreasen
Department of Glaciology and Climate, Geological Survey of Denmark and
Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University
of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
David J. Wangner
Department of Glaciology and Climate, Geological Survey of Denmark and
Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nicolas Thibault
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University
of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Marit-Solveig Seidenkrantz
Centre for Past Climate Studies, Arctic Research Centre, and Climate
Aarhus University Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Department of
Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Rebecca Jackson
Department of Glaciology and Climate, Geological Survey of Denmark and
Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Sabine Schmidt
CNRS, OASU, EPOC, UMR5805, Pessac Cedex, France
Kurt H. Kjær
Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Camilla S. Andresen
Department of Glaciology and Climate, Geological Survey of Denmark and
Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Short summary
By studying microfossils from sediments in Upernavik Fjord we investigate the role of ocean warming on the retreat of Upernavik Isstrøm during the past ~90 years. The reconstruction of Atlantic-derived waters shows a pattern similar to that of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, corroborating previous studies. The response of Upernavik Isstrøm to ocean forcing has been variable in the past, but the current retreat may be temporarily tempered by cooling bottom waters in the coming decade.
By studying microfossils from sediments in Upernavik Fjord we investigate the role of ocean...
