Snow cornice dynamics as a control on plateau edge erosion in central Svalbard

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Eckerstorfer, Markus, Christiansen, Hanne H., Vogel, Stephan, Rubensdotter, Lena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: Gruvefjellet; Longyeardalen; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3292; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3292; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3292

ABSTRACT Snow cornices grow extensively on leeward edges of plateau mountains in central Svalbard. A dominant wind direction, a snowdrift source area and a sharp slope transition largely control the formation of snow cornices in a barren peri‐glacial landscape. Seasonal snow cornice dynamics control...