A model study of Abrahamsenbreen, a surging glacier in northern Spitsbergen

The climate sensitivity of Abrahamsenbreen, a 20 km long surge-type glacier in northern Spitsbergen, is studied with a simple glacier model. A scheme to describe the surges is included, which makes it possible to account for the effect of surges on the total mass budget of the glacier. A climate rec...

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Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: Oerlemans, J., van Pelt, W. J. J.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-767-2015
https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/9/767/2015/