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Sole, Andrew J; Mair, D W F; Nienow, P W; Bartholomew, I D; King, MA; Burke, M J; Joughin, Ian (2011): (Table 2) Seasonal ice speed at four GPS sites on Kangiata Nunata Sermia glacier, southwest Greenland [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.837201, In supplement to: Sole, AJ et al. (2011): Seasonal speedup of a Greenland marine-terminating outlet glacier forced by surface melt–induced changes in subglacial hydrology. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116(F3), F03014, https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JF001948

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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 64.030000 * Median Longitude: -48.730000 * South-bound Latitude: 64.010000 * West-bound Longitude: -49.090000 * North-bound Latitude: 64.070000 * East-bound Longitude: -48.350000
Event(s):
KNS1  * Latitude: 64.070000 * Longitude: -49.090000 * Location: Greenland * Method/Device: Ice survey (ICESUR)
KNS2  * Latitude: 64.030000 * Longitude: -48.860000 * Location: Greenland * Method/Device: Ice survey (ICESUR)
KNS3  * Latitude: 64.010000 * Longitude: -48.620000 * Location: Greenland * Method/Device: Ice survey (ICESUR)
Comment:
The summer period begins on day 155 for KNS1 and KNS2 and on day 180 for KNS3 and KNS4 and finishes at the end of our survey at each site. Ice speed for all nonsummer days is prescribed as the defined background speed.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEvent
VelocityVelm/aSole, Andrew Jdefined background speed
VelocityVelm/aSole, Andrew Jmean summer speed
DifferenceDiff%Sole, Andrew Jsummer vs winter speed
ChangeChange%Sole, Andrew Jannual speed change
Size:
16 data points

Data

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Event

Vel [m/a]
(defined background speed)

Vel [m/a]
(mean summer speed)

Diff [%]
(summer vs winter speed)

Change [%]
(annual speed change)
KNS1 3823963.70.7
KNS2 2162264.20.9
KNS3 1731803.70.5
KNS4 97992.10.3