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Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

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The Kangerlussuaq area in southern west Greenland is one of the most studied areas in the Arctic. This landscape extends from the Greenland Ice Sheet in the east to the inner part of the 190-km long fjord Kangerlussuaq in the west. Rapid warming in recent decades has forced changes and impact in a range of ecological and physical processes at various spatial and temporal scales. The scope of this special section, Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland, is to compile and present process studies and cross-system analyses within a broad range of bio- and geoscience disciplines.

Photo: Russell Glacier, N.J. Anderson

Edited by

Dr. Jacob Yde(Engineering and Science, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway)

Dr. N. John Anderson(Geography and Environment, Loughborough University. U.K.)

Dr. Eric Post(Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California Davis, U.S.A.)

Dr. Jasmine E. Saros(School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, U.S.A.)

Dr. Jon Telling(School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, U.K.)

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Environmental change and impacts in the Kangerlussuaq area, West Greenland
Jacob C. Yde, N. John Anderson, Eric Post, Jasmine E. Saros & Jon Telling

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 05 Mar 2018
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The K-transect in west Greenland: Automatic weather station data (1993–2016)
Paul C. J. P. Smeets, Peter Kuipers Munneke, Dirk van As, Michiel R. van den Broeke, Wim Boot, Hans Oerlemans, Henk Snellen, Carleen H. Reijmer & Roderik S. W. van de Wal

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforThe K-transect in west Greenland: Automatic weather station data (1993–2016) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | Supplemental
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The K-transect on the western Greenland Ice Sheet: Surface energy balance (2003–2016)
P. Kuipers Munneke, C. J. P. P. Smeets, C. H. Reijmer, J. Oerlemans, R. S. W. van de Wal & M. R. van den Broeke

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforThe K-transect on the western Greenland Ice Sheet: Surface energy balance (2003–2016) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Middle to late Holocene chronology of the western margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet: A comparison with Holocene temperature and precipitation records
Laura B. Levy, Meredith A. Kelly, Patrick A. Applegate, Jennifer A. Howley & Ross A. Virginia

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforMiddle to late Holocene chronology of the western margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet: A comparison with Holocene temperature and precipitation records | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Ice-dammed lake and ice-margin evolution during the Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland
Jonathan L. Carrivick, Jacob C. Yde, Niels Tvis Knudsen & Christian Kronborg

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforIce-dammed lake and ice-margin evolution during the Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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21st-century climate change around Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland: From the ice sheet to the shores of Davis Strait
F. Boberg, P. L. Langen, R. H. Mottram, J. H. Christensen & M. Olesen

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 19 Apr 2018
Abstractfor21st-century climate change around Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland: From the ice sheet to the shores of Davis Strait | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Near-margin ice thickness and subglacial water routing, Leverett Glacier, Greenland
Neil Ross, Andrew J. Sole, Stephen J. Livingstone, Ádam Igneczi & Mathieu Morlighem

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 28 Mar 2018
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High-resolution ice sheet surface mass-balance and spatiotemporal runoff simulations: Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland
Sebastian H. Mernild, Glen E. Liston, Dirk van As, Bent Hasholt & Jacob C. Yde

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 26 Mar 2018
AbstractforHigh-resolution ice sheet surface mass-balance and spatiotemporal runoff simulations: Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Observed sediment and solute transport from the Kangerlussuaq sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet (2006–2016)
Bent Hasholt, Dirk van As, Andreas B. Mikkelsen, Sebastian H. Mernild & Jacob C. Yde

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforObserved sediment and solute transport from the Kangerlussuaq sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet (2006–2016) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Reconstructing Greenland Ice Sheet meltwater discharge through the Watson River (1949–2017)
Dirk van As, Bent Hasholt, Andreas P. Ahlstrøm, Jason E. Box, John Cappelen, William Colgan, Robert S. Fausto, Sebastian H. Mernild, Andreas Bech Mikkelsen, Brice P.Y. Noël, Dorthe Petersen & Michiel R. van den Broeke

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 13 Jun 2018
AbstractforReconstructing Greenland Ice Sheet meltwater discharge through the Watson River (1949–2017) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Seasonal and decadal variability of dust observations in the Kangerlussuaq area, west Greenland
Joanna E. Bullard & Tom Mockford

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 26 Mar 2018
AbstractforSeasonal and decadal variability of dust observations in the Kangerlussuaq area, west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Quantifying rates of soil deflation with Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry in west Greenland
Ruth C. Heindel, Jonathan W. Chipman, James T. Dietrich & Ross A. Virginia

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 09 Mar 2018
AbstractforQuantifying rates of soil deflation with Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry in west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Shifting DOC concentration and quality in the freshwater lakes of the Kangerlussuaq region: An experimental assessment of possible mechanisms
Rachel A. Fowler, Jasmine E. Saros & Christopher L. Osburn

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 04 May 2018
AbstractforShifting DOC concentration and quality in the freshwater lakes of the Kangerlussuaq region: An experimental assessment of possible mechanisms | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Topographic shading influences cryoconite morphodynamics and carbon exchange
J. M. Cook, M. Sweet, O. Cavalli, A. Taggart & A. Edwards

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforTopographic shading influences cryoconite morphodynamics and carbon exchange | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Rapid development of anoxic niches in supraglacial ecosystems
Ewa A. Poniecka, Elizabeth A. Bagshaw, Martyn Tranter, Henrik Sass, Christopher J. Williamson, Alexandre M. Anesio & Black and Bloom Team

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 28 Mar 2018
AbstractforRapid development of anoxic niches in supraglacial ecosystems | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Changes in food web dynamics of low Arctic ponds with varying content of dissolved organic carbon
Heather L. Mariash, Matteo Cazzanelli, Milla Rautio, Ladislav Hamerlik, Matthew J. Wooller & Kirsten S. Christoffersen

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforChanges in food web dynamics of low Arctic ponds with varying content of dissolved organic carbon | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Spatial variation in stable isotopic composition of organic matter of macrophytes and sediments from a small Arctic lake in west Greenland
Hilary A. Thompson, Jeffrey R. White & Lisa M. Pratt

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforSpatial variation in stable isotopic composition of organic matter of macrophytes and sediments from a small Arctic lake in west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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A landscape-isotopic approach to the geochemical characterization of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq region, west Greenland
Emily Henkemans, Shaun K. Frape, Timo Ruskeeniemi, Nicholas John Anderson & Monique Hobbs

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 29 Mar 2018
AbstractforA landscape-isotopic approach to the geochemical characterization of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq region, west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Assessing ecological effects of glacial meltwater on lakes fed by the Greenland Ice Sheet: The role of nutrient subsidies and turbidity
Benjamin T. Burpee, Dennis Anderson & Jasmine E. Saros

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforAssessing ecological effects of glacial meltwater on lakes fed by the Greenland Ice Sheet: The role of nutrient subsidies and turbidity | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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On the sensitivity of root and leaf phenology to warming in the Arctic
Laura Radville, Eric Post & David M. Eissenstat

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 04 May 2018
AbstractforOn the sensitivity of root and leaf phenology to warming in the Arctic | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Pollen limitation and reproduction of three plant species across a temperature gradient in western Greenland
Christine Urbanowicz, Ross A. Virginia & Rebecca E. Irwin

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforPollen limitation and reproduction of three plant species across a temperature gradient in western Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Landscape variation in soil carbon stocks and respiration in an Arctic tundra ecosystem, west Greenland
Julia I. Bradley-Cook & Ross A. Virginia

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 11 Jun 2018
AbstractforLandscape variation in soil carbon stocks and respiration in an Arctic tundra ecosystem, west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Summer meltwater and spring sea ice primary production, light climate and nutrients in an Arctic estuary, Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland
Lars Chresten Lund-Hansen, Ian Hawes, Morten Holtegaard Nielsen, Ingela Dahllöf & Brian K Sorrell

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforSummer meltwater and spring sea ice primary production, light climate and nutrients in an Arctic estuary, Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Heterogeneous changes in the surface area of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of southwestern Greenland between 1995 and 2017
A. C. Law, A. Nobajas & R. Sangonzalo

Originally published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume: 50, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2018) Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

Published online: 13 Aug 2018
AbstractforHeterogeneous changes in the surface area of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of southwestern Greenland between 1995 and 2017 | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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