© Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. The Cryosphere Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the “Little Ice Age ” maximum
Abstract. The maximum glacier extent during the ‘Little Ice Age ” (mid 18th century AD) in Jotunheimen, southern Nor-way, was mapped using remote sensing techniques. Inter-pretation of existing glaciochronological studies, analysis of geomorphological maps, and own GPS-field measurements were applie...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.554.676 http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/231/2009/tc-3-231-2009.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract. The maximum glacier extent during the ‘Little Ice Age ” (mid 18th century AD) in Jotunheimen, southern Nor-way, was mapped using remote sensing techniques. Inter-pretation of existing glaciochronological studies, analysis of geomorphological maps, and own GPS-field measurements were applied for validation of the mapping. The length of glacier centrelines and other inventory data were determined using a Geographical Information System (GIS) and a Digital Elevation Model. “Little Ice Age ” maximum extent for a to-tal of 233 glaciers comprising an overall glacier area of about 290 km2 was mapped. Mean length of the centreline was cal-culated to 1.6 km. Until AD 2003, the area and length shrank by 35 % and 34%, respectively, compared with the maximum “Little Ice Age ” extent. 1 |
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