Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard
Abstract: Calving is an important component of glacier mass loss, but it remains difficult to model and directly influences sedimentological processes at the ice margin. As part of the Svalbard REU, this study aims to characterize the short-term calving processes at a tidewater glacier and establish...
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EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > LAKE LEVELS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > VARVE DEPOSITS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > DEGRADATION EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > ENTRAINMENT EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > SAMPLERS > GRABBERS/TRAPS/COLLECTORS > SEDIMENT TRAPS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > TEMPERATURE PROFILERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > RECORDERS/LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > GAUGES > STREAM GAUGES EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS > GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > ACTIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > PROBES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > CORING DEVICES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > STEEL MEASURING TAPE IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CURRENT/WIND METERS > CURRENT METERS MANNED FIELD STATION HOURLY TO DAILY DAILY TO WEEKLY ANNUAL 1 MINUTE TO 1 HOUR MONTHLY TO ANNUAL WEEKLY TO MONTHLY |
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EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > LAKE LEVELS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > VARVE DEPOSITS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > DEGRADATION EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > ENTRAINMENT EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > SAMPLERS > GRABBERS/TRAPS/COLLECTORS > SEDIMENT TRAPS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > TEMPERATURE PROFILERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > RECORDERS/LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > GAUGES > STREAM GAUGES EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS > GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > ACTIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > PROBES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > CORING DEVICES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > STEEL MEASURING TAPE IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CURRENT/WIND METERS > CURRENT METERS MANNED FIELD STATION HOURLY TO DAILY DAILY TO WEEKLY ANNUAL 1 MINUTE TO 1 HOUR MONTHLY TO ANNUAL WEEKLY TO MONTHLY Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard |
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EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > LAKE LEVELS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > VARVE DEPOSITS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > DEGRADATION EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > ENTRAINMENT EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > SAMPLERS > GRABBERS/TRAPS/COLLECTORS > SEDIMENT TRAPS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > TEMPERATURE PROFILERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > RECORDERS/LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > GAUGES > STREAM GAUGES EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS > GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > ACTIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > PROBES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > CORING DEVICES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > STEEL MEASURING TAPE IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CURRENT/WIND METERS > CURRENT METERS MANNED FIELD STATION HOURLY TO DAILY DAILY TO WEEKLY ANNUAL 1 MINUTE TO 1 HOUR MONTHLY TO ANNUAL WEEKLY TO MONTHLY |
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Abstract: Calving is an important component of glacier mass loss, but it remains difficult to model and directly influences sedimentological processes at the ice margin. As part of the Svalbard REU, this study aims to characterize the short-term calving processes at a tidewater glacier and establish a baseline dataset to which future and contemporary studies can be compared. The study was conducted during two weeks in July and August of 2009 at the head of Kronebreen-Kongsvegen glacier system in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Two water pressure gauges deployed on the north and south sides of the fjord, adjacent to the glacier face, logged water levels at ten-second intervals. Air pressure and fjord salinity were used to convert water pressure to water depth. The higher frequency water level changes were analyzed to identify large calving events and study their frequency, size, and origin along the calving front. The timing and magnitude of calving events also were compared with potential external forcing mechanisms, such as weather, tidal stage, and local water depth. The pressure-logged wave records were calibrated and confirmed by comparison with observational data from visual logging of calving events at the site. The 15-day study period occurred during the height of the summer melt season. Over the entire record, the frequency of calving events appears to follow the changing tidal amplitude, with reduced calving after the neap tide interval. The observed relationship between calving frequency and tidal stage has been documented at Alaskan glaciers and other locations, and linked causatively by the explanation of increased circulation at the glacier front, as well as the destabilizing effect of buoyancy on the ice front. Fjord water depth at the glacier front influences the formation of “calving bays” where a majority of calving events were observed and the majority of ice loss occurred, as confirmed by satellite imagery. This project is part of a multi-year study of the response of Kronebreen-Kongsvegen to climate change, and also addresses the problem of constraining calving mechanisms and dynamics. Proper methodology in association with deployment of multiple water depth/pressure loggers placed close to a calving glacier terminus are recommended as an effective means of studying calving processes at a high resolution over various time intervals. |
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Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard |
title_short |
Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard |
title_full |
Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard |
title_fullStr |
Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard |
title_full_unstemmed |
Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard |
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tinder 2010 short-term glacial calving processes at kronebreen-konsvegen, svalbard |
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Arctic Data Center |
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2013 |
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https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:fda4c6bc-172c-42d1-8767-09afd1912500 |
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ENVELOPE(11.64,13.34,79.016,78.833) |
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ENVELOPE(13.333,13.333,78.833,78.833) ENVELOPE(12.657,12.657,78.854,78.854) ENVELOPE(65.600,65.600,-71.142,-71.142) ENVELOPE(11.64,13.34,79.016,78.833) |
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Svalbard Kronebreen Kongsvegen Reu |
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Svalbard Kronebreen Kongsvegen Reu |
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glacier Ice Sheet Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard Tidewater |
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glacier Ice Sheet Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard Tidewater |
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dataone:urn:uuid:fda4c6bc-172c-42d1-8767-09afd1912500 2024-06-03T18:46:51+00:00 Tinder 2010 Short-Term Glacial Calving Processes at Kronebreen-Konsvegen, Svalbard ENVELOPE(11.64,13.34,79.016,78.833) 2013-11-08T21:47:28Z https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:fda4c6bc-172c-42d1-8767-09afd1912500 unknown Arctic Data Center EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > LAKE LEVELS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > VARVE DEPOSITS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > DEGRADATION EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > ENTRAINMENT EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > SAMPLERS > GRABBERS/TRAPS/COLLECTORS > SEDIMENT TRAPS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > TEMPERATURE PROFILERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > RECORDERS/LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > GAUGES > STREAM GAUGES EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS > GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > ACTIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > PROBES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > CORING DEVICES IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > STEEL MEASURING TAPE IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CURRENT/WIND METERS > CURRENT METERS MANNED FIELD STATION HOURLY TO DAILY DAILY TO WEEKLY ANNUAL 1 MINUTE TO 1 HOUR MONTHLY TO ANNUAL WEEKLY TO MONTHLY Dataset 2013 dataone:urn:node:ARCTIC 2024-06-03T18:06:29Z Abstract: Calving is an important component of glacier mass loss, but it remains difficult to model and directly influences sedimentological processes at the ice margin. As part of the Svalbard REU, this study aims to characterize the short-term calving processes at a tidewater glacier and establish a baseline dataset to which future and contemporary studies can be compared. The study was conducted during two weeks in July and August of 2009 at the head of Kronebreen-Kongsvegen glacier system in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Two water pressure gauges deployed on the north and south sides of the fjord, adjacent to the glacier face, logged water levels at ten-second intervals. Air pressure and fjord salinity were used to convert water pressure to water depth. The higher frequency water level changes were analyzed to identify large calving events and study their frequency, size, and origin along the calving front. The timing and magnitude of calving events also were compared with potential external forcing mechanisms, such as weather, tidal stage, and local water depth. The pressure-logged wave records were calibrated and confirmed by comparison with observational data from visual logging of calving events at the site. The 15-day study period occurred during the height of the summer melt season. Over the entire record, the frequency of calving events appears to follow the changing tidal amplitude, with reduced calving after the neap tide interval. The observed relationship between calving frequency and tidal stage has been documented at Alaskan glaciers and other locations, and linked causatively by the explanation of increased circulation at the glacier front, as well as the destabilizing effect of buoyancy on the ice front. Fjord water depth at the glacier front influences the formation of “calving bays” where a majority of calving events were observed and the majority of ice loss occurred, as confirmed by satellite imagery. This project is part of a multi-year study of the response of Kronebreen-Kongsvegen to climate change, and also addresses the problem of constraining calving mechanisms and dynamics. Proper methodology in association with deployment of multiple water depth/pressure loggers placed close to a calving glacier terminus are recommended as an effective means of studying calving processes at a high resolution over various time intervals. Dataset glacier Ice Sheet Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard Tidewater Arctic Data Center (via DataONE) Svalbard Kronebreen ENVELOPE(13.333,13.333,78.833,78.833) Kongsvegen ENVELOPE(12.657,12.657,78.854,78.854) Reu ENVELOPE(65.600,65.600,-71.142,-71.142) ENVELOPE(11.64,13.34,79.016,78.833) |