Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland
| Autor: | Shin Sugiyama, Masahiro Minowa, Daiki Sakakibara, Yoshimasa Matsumura, Bungo Nishizawa, Martin Funk, Yefan Wang, Toku Oshima, Masashi Niwano, Minori Takahashi, Naotaka Hayashi, Ken Kondo, Yoshiki Fujishi, Tatsuya Watanabe, Shungo Fukumoto, Yoshinori Iizuka, Naoya Kanna, Eef van Dongen, Ralf Greve, Yuta Sakuragi, Andreas Bauder, Teruo Aoki, Daiki Nomura, Sumito Matoba, Takuto Ando, Yoshihiko Ohashi, Izumi Asaji, Kazutaka Tateyama, Shintaro Yamasaki, Evgeniy Podolskiy, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Guillaume Jouvet, Kohei Matsuno, Anders A. Bjørk, Yasushi Fukamachi, Masato Furuya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Greenland Fjord Aquatic Science 01 natural sciences Natural hazard Marine ecosystem 14. Life underwater Glacial period Glacier Meltwater Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Landslide Arctic 13. Climate action General Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental science Physical geography |
| Zdroj: | Sugiyama, S, Kanna, N, Sakakibara, D, Ando, T, Asaji, I, Kondo, K, Wang, Y, Fujishi, Y, Fukumoto, S, Podolskiy, E, Fukamachi, Y, Takahashi, M, Matoba, S, Iizuka, Y, Greve, R, Furuya, M, Tateyama, K, Watanabe, T, Yamasaki, S, Yamaguchi, A, Nishizawa, B, Matsuno, K, Nomura, D, Sakuragi, Y, Matsumura, Y, Ohashi, Y, Aoki, T, Niwano, M, Hayashi, N, Minowa, M, Jouvet, G, van Dongen, E, Bauder, A, Funk, M, Bjørk, A A & Oshima, T 2021, ' Rapidly changing glaciers, ocean and coastal environments, and their impact on human society in the Qaanaaq region, northwestern Greenland ', Polar Science, vol. 27, 100632 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2020.100632 |
| ISSN: | 1873-9652 |
| Popis: | Environments along the coast of Greenland are rapidly changing under the influence of a warming climate in the Arctic. To better understand the changes in the coastal environments, we performed researches in the Qaanaaq region in northwestern Greenland as a part of the ArCS (Arctic Challenge for Sustainability) Project. Mass loss of ice caps and marine-terminating outlet glaciers were quantified by field and satellite observations. Measurements and sampling in fjords revealed the important role of glacial meltwater discharge in marine ecosystems. Flooding of a glacial stream in Qaanaaq and landslides in a nearby settlement were investigated to identify the drivers of the incidents. Our study observed rapid changes in the coastal environments, and their critical impact on the society in Qaanaaq. We organized workshops with the residents to absorb local and indigenous knowledge, as well as to share the results and data obtained in the project. Continuous effort towards obtaining long-term observations requiring involvement of local communities is crucial to contribute to a sustainable future in Greenland. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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