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Observations of Inertial Currents in a Lagoon in Southeastern Iceland using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry and Automated Iceberg Tracking
Computers & Geosciences
  • Denis Voytenko, University of South Florida
  • Timothy H. Dixon, University of South Florida
  • Mark E. Luther, University of South Florida
  • Chad Lembke, University of South Florida
  • Ian M. Howat, The Ohio State University
  • Santiago de la Pena, The Ohio State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2015
Keywords
  • Terrestrial radar interferometry,
  • Iceberg tracking,
  • Inertial currents
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2015.05.012
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Abstract

Warming ocean currents are considered to be a contributing factor to the retreat of marine-terminating glaciers worldwide, but direct observations near the ice–ocean interface are challenging. We use radar intensity imagery and an iceberg tracking algorithm to produce half-hourly current maps within an imaged portion of Jökulsárlón, a proglacial lagoon in southeastern Iceland. Over our 43.5-h observation period, the lagoon has clockwise circulation with current speeds of order 3–8 cm/s and occasional strong glacier outflows of up to ∼15 cm/s. The currents driven by the glacial outflows appear to be dominantly inertial.

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Computers & Geosciences, v. 82, p. 23-30

Citation Information
Denis Voytenko, Timothy H. Dixon, Mark E. Luther, Chad Lembke, et al.. "Observations of Inertial Currents in a Lagoon in Southeastern Iceland using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry and Automated Iceberg Tracking" Computers & Geosciences Vol. 82 (2015) p. 23 - 30
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/timothydixon/101/