High-resolution hydrothermal structure of Hansbreen, Spitsbergen, mapped by ground-penetrating radar

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Moore, J.C., Pälli, A., Ludwig, F., Blatter, H., Jania, J., Gadek, B., Glowacki, P., Mochnacki, D., Isaksson, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: Svalbard; Hansbreen; glacier; Journal of Glaciology; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000001386; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000001386

Abstract Detailed ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys at 50 and 200 MHz on Hansbreen, a polythermal glacier in southern Svalbard, are presented and interpreted. Comparison of the variations in character of the radar reflections with borehole thermometry and water levels in moulins suggests that G...