Learning from Alfred Wegener's pioneering field observations in West Greenland after a century of climate change.

ABSTRACT: The cryosphere in Greenland is currently undergoing strong changes. While remote sensing improves our understanding of spatial and temporal changes across scales, particularly our knowledge of conditions during the pre-satellite era is fragmented. Therefore, high-quality field data from that period can be particularly valuable to better understand changes of the cryosphere in Greenland at climate time scales. At Graz University, the last work-place of Alfred Wegener we have access to the extensive expedition results from their epic 1929-1931 expedition to Greenland. The expedition coincides with the warmest phase of the Arctic early twentieth century warm period. We present an overview of the main findings of the Wegener expedition archive and set it into context with further monitoring ac

SUBMITTER: Abermann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10205745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature