The thermal impact of tourism on a Svalbard glacier cave (Short Communication)
Glacier cave visits are an important tourism activity on Svalbard with increasing popularity. This study investigates the thermal effect of touristic visits on the air temperature of a glacier cave on Longyearbreen, a small high-Arctic glacier. Short-term temperature perturbations of up to 1.59°C (4...
| Published in: | Czech Polar Reports |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Masaryk University Press
2021
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cpr2021-1-11 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/viewFile/15423/12291 |
| Summary: | Glacier cave visits are an important tourism activity on Svalbard with increasing popularity. This study investigates the thermal effect of touristic visits on the air temperature of a glacier cave on Longyearbreen, a small high-Arctic glacier. Short-term temperature perturbations of up to 1.59°C (42% local temperature increase) can be linked to human visitors. It is, however, unlikely that the local heat input from touristic visits is high enough to cause a lasting effect on the thermal regime of glacier caves and the surrounding ice. |
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