The structural, geometric and volumetric changes of a polythermal Arctic glacier during a surge cycle: Comfortlessbreen, Svalbard

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: King, Owen, Hambrey, Michael J., Irvine‐Fynn, Tristram D. L., Holt, Tom O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; Comfortlessbreen; Svalbard; glacier
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3796; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3796; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3796

Abstract Various parameters of the most recent surge of the polythermal glacier Comfortlessbreen in northwest Svalbard, have been assessed through a combination of remote sensing and ground observations. Analysis of a digital elevation model time‐series shows a marked change in the geometry of the g...