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ArticleNature communications2025

Seasonal changes of mélange thickness coincide with Greenland calving dynamics.

Yue Meng, Ching-Yao Lai, Riley Culberg, Michael G Shahin, Leigh A Stearns, Justin C Burton, Kavinda Nissanka

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Yue MengDepartment of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. olivmeng@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7623-2228
Ching-Yao LaiDepartment of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6552-7546
Riley CulbergDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4460-2359
Michael G ShahinDepartment of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9785-6654
Leigh A StearnsDepartment of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7358-7015
Justin C BurtonDepartment of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-8968
Kavinda NissankaDepartment of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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National Science Foundation (NSF) OPP-2235051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iceberg calving is a major contributor to Greenland's ice mass loss. Ice mélange, tightly packed sea ice and icebergs, has been hypothesized to buttress the calving fronts. However, quantifying the mélange buttressing force from field observations remains a challenge. Here we show that such quantification can be achieved with a single field measurement: thickness of mélange at the glacier terminus. We develop a three-dimensional discrete element model of mélange along with a simple analytical model to quantify the mélange buttressing using mélange thickness data from ArcticDEM over 32 Greenland glacier termini. We observed a strong seasonality in mélange thickness: thin mélange (averaged thickness

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