Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat 2001-2003 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat 2001-2003

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Jakobshavn Isbrae holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. Starting in late 2000, following a period of slowing down in the mid 1990s, the glacier showed significant acceleration and nearly doubled its discharge of ice. The following image from the Landsat satellite shows the retreat of Jakobshavn's calving front from 2001 to 2003.

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