Mass-balance and ablation processes of a perennial polar ice patch on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Davesne, Gautier, Fortier, Daniel, Domine, Florent, Kinnard, Christophe
• Other Authors: Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Ward Hunt Island; Hunt Island; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2023.44; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143023000448

Abstract Ice patches have implications for landscape and ecosystem dynamics in polar deserts, however, the understanding of the driving factors that control their spatio-temporal variability is limited. This study aims to assess the seasonal and long-term evolution of ice patches on Ward Hunt Island...