Evolution of a Surge-Type Glacier in its Quiescent Phase: Kongsvegen, Spitsbergen, 1964–95

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Melvold, Kjetil, Ove Hagen, Jon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Svalbard; Ela; Kongsvegen; glacier; glaciers; Journal of Glaciology; Alaska; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000002720; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000002720

Abstract Kongsvegen is a 102 km 2 sub-polar (polythermal) surge-type glacier in northwest Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It surged just before 1948 and is currently in its quiescent phase. Measurements of surface geometry since 1966 show a retreat of the front and strong thinning of up to 75 m in the ablati...