Glacier thinning, recession and advance, and the associated evolution of a glacial lake between 1966 and 2021 at Austerdalsbreen, western Norway

• Published in: Land Degradation & Development
• Main Authors: Seier, Gernot, Abermann, Jakob, Andreassen, Liss M., Carrivick, Jonathan L., Kielland, Pål H., Löffler, Karina, Nesje, Atle, Robson, Benjamin A., Røthe, Torgeir O., Scheiber, Thomas, Winkler, Stefan, Yde, Jacob C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Glacial Lake; Norway; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4923; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.4923

Abstract The Jostedalsbreen is the largest ice cap in Norway and mainland Europe. Rapid retreat of many of its outlet glaciers since the 2000s has led to the formation of several glacial lakes. Processes causing the formation and expansion of glacial lakes and their interaction with a glacier and te...