Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance
Abstract Mountain glaciers in Scandinavia are currently advancing while most of the monitored mountain glaciers of the world are retreating. We examine atmospheric circulation variability and compare changes in air pressure indices to changes in the mass balance of glaciers in the northeastern part...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1006/qres.1996.1859 2024-06-09T07:45:00+00:00 Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance Pohjola, Veijo Allan Rogers, Jeffrey C. 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/qres.1996.1859 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589496918591?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589496918591?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400038527 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Quaternary Research volume 47, issue 1, page 29-36 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 1997 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.1996.1859 2024-05-15T13:06:18Z Abstract Mountain glaciers in Scandinavia are currently advancing while most of the monitored mountain glaciers of the world are retreating. We examine atmospheric circulation variability and compare changes in air pressure indices to changes in the mass balance of glaciers in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The glacier mass balance correlates well with the strength of maritime flow in both winter and summer, the presence of high pressure over the Barents Sea being a critical factor in summer. The advance of Scandinavian glaciers is due partly to persistently strong westerlies over the northeastern Atlantic during post-1980 winters and partly to cold summertime flow, which together have helped maintain positive glacier net balance by decreasing ablation since 1980. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Cambridge University Press Barents Sea Quaternary Research 47 1 29 36 |
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Abstract Mountain glaciers in Scandinavia are currently advancing while most of the monitored mountain glaciers of the world are retreating. We examine atmospheric circulation variability and compare changes in air pressure indices to changes in the mass balance of glaciers in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The glacier mass balance correlates well with the strength of maritime flow in both winter and summer, the presence of high pressure over the Barents Sea being a critical factor in summer. The advance of Scandinavian glaciers is due partly to persistently strong westerlies over the northeastern Atlantic during post-1980 winters and partly to cold summertime flow, which together have helped maintain positive glacier net balance by decreasing ablation since 1980. |
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Pohjola, Veijo Allan Rogers, Jeffrey C. Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance |
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Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance |
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Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance |
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Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance |
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Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance |
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Atmospheric Circulation and Variations in Scandinavian Glacier Mass Balance |
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atmospheric circulation and variations in scandinavian glacier mass balance |
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