A New Advance of the Jan Mayen Glaciers and a Remarkable Increase of Precipitation

Abstract A new advance since about 1954 of the glaciers descending on all sides of the great volcanic mountain Beerenberg (2,277 m.) on the island of Jan Mayen (lat. 71° N., long. 8° W.) has been reported. Annual precipitation in the area appears to have risen fairly steadily and in the 1950’s had a...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Lamb, H. H., Probert-Jones, J. R., Sheard, J. W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1962
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027684
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000027684