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A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days

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Svennevig,  Kristian
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Hicks,  Stephen P.
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Forbriger,  Thomas
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Lecocq,  Thomas
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Widmer-Schnidrig,  Rudolf
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Mangeney,  Anne
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Hibert,  Clément
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Korsgaard,  Niels J.
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Lucas,  Antoine
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Satriano,  Claudio
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Anthony,  Robert E.
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Mordret,  Aurélien
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Schippkus,  Sven
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Rysgaard,  Søren
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Boone,  Wieter
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Gibbons,  Steven J.
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Cook,  Kristen L.
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Glimsdal,  Sylfest
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Løvholt,  Finn
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Van Noten,  Koen
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Assink,  Jelle D.
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Marboeuf,  Alexis
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Lomax,  Anthony
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Vanneste,  Kris
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Taira,  Taka’aki
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Spagnolo,  Matteo
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De Plaen,  Raphael
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Koelemeijer,  Paula
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Ebeling,  Carl
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Cannata,  Andrea
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Harcourt,  William D.
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Cornwell,  David G.
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Caudron,  Corentin
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Poli,  Piero
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Bernard,  Pascal
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Larose,  Eric
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Stutzmann,  Eleonore
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Voss,  Peter H.
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Lund,  Bjorn
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Cannavo,  Flavio
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Castro-Díaz,  Manuel J.
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Chaves,  Esteban
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Dahl-Jensen,  Trine
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Pinho Dias,  Nicolas De
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Déprez,  Aline
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Develter,  Roeland
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Dreger,  Douglas
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Evers,  Läslo G.
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Fernández-Nieto,  Enrique D.
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Ferreira,  Ana M. G.
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Funning,  Gareth
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Gabriel,  Alice-Agnes
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Hendrickx,  Marc
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Kafka,  Alan L.
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Keiding,  Marie
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Kerby,  Jeffrey
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Khan,  Shfaqat A.
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Dideriksen,  Andreas Kjær
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Lamb,  Oliver D.
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Larsen,  Tine B.
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Lipovsky,  Bradley
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Magdalena,  Ikha
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Malet,  Jean-Philippe
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Myrup,  Mikkel
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Rivera,  Luis
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Ruiz-Castillo,  Eugenio
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Wetter,  Selina
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Wirtz,  Bastien
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Svennevig, K., Hicks, S. P., Forbriger, T., Lecocq, T., Widmer-Schnidrig, R., Mangeney, A., Hibert, C., Korsgaard, N. J., Lucas, A., Satriano, C., Anthony, R. E., Mordret, A., Schippkus, S., Rysgaard, S., Boone, W., Gibbons, S. J., Cook, K. L., Glimsdal, S., Løvholt, F., Van Noten, K., Assink, J. D., Marboeuf, A., Lomax, A., Vanneste, K., Taira, T., Spagnolo, M., De Plaen, R., Koelemeijer, P., Ebeling, C., Cannata, A., Harcourt, W. D., Cornwell, D. G., Caudron, C., Poli, P., Bernard, P., Larose, E., Stutzmann, E., Voss, P. H., Lund, B., Cannavo, F., Castro-Díaz, M. J., Chaves, E., Dahl-Jensen, T., Pinho Dias, N. D., Déprez, A., Develter, R., Dreger, D., Evers, L. G., Fernández-Nieto, E. D., Ferreira, A. M. G., Funning, G., Gabriel, A.-A., Hendrickx, M., Kafka, A. L., Keiding, M., Kerby, J., Khan, S. A., Dideriksen, A. K., Lamb, O. D., Larsen, T. B., Lipovsky, B., Magdalena, I., Malet, J.-P., Myrup, M., Rivera, L., Ruiz-Castillo, E., Wetter, S., Wirtz, B. (2024): A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days. - Science, 385, 6714, 1196-1205.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adm9247


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5035326
Abstract
A large rockslide occurred in Greenland on 16 September 2023 that generated a local tsunami. The event was energetic enough to generate a global signal that resonated for 9 days. Svennevig et al. used a range of geophysical tools to detail the sequence of events that occurred and then determined the origin of the global signal. The authors found that the signal was generated by standing waves in the Dickson fjord due to the rockslide. Climate change drives feedback among the cryosphere, hydrosphere, and mass wasting events, and signals such as the one the authors observed may provide a different way of understanding these interactions.