Essays about: "Kangerlussuaq"

Found 3 essays containing the word Kangerlussuaq.

1. 1. Reconstructing Mid-Late Holocene Arctic Climate Using Loess Deposits From Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : William Mörtsjö Zung; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The current geological epoch, the Holocene, began 11,700 years ago. During this time, a thermal maximum in temperature was reached somewhere during the early-middle stage at 8-5 kyrs ago which was followed by a period of neoglacial cooling, culminating in the little ice age (LIA). READ MORE

3. 2. Modelling the effects of climate change on ice dynamics at Kangerlussuaq Glacier, Greenland

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Jamie Barnett; [2021]
   Keywords : Glacier; Greenland; Ice Sheet; Outlet; Discharge; Sea level; Kangerlussuaq; calving; ice mélange; melt; retreat;

   Abstract : A consequence of climate change is rising global sea levels, predicted to bring increased socio-economic and environmental impacts to coastal communities. The Greenland Ice Sheet has become a prominent contributor to rising sea levels, a consequence of the Arctic warming at twice the rate of the global average. READ MORE

4. 3. Arctic Loess as an Environmental Archive : Identifying Weathering with XRF Analysis in West Greenland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Isabelle Karnik; [2019]
   Keywords : loess; XRF; weathering index; Holocene climate; Greenland;

   Abstract : Loess from west Greenland was studied to evaluate Holocene paleoclimate in the Arctic region. Deposits of loess are formed over long time scales through deposition of fine aeolian sediment and they exist in several places in the world. READ MORE