Surge dynamics in the Nathorstbreen glacier system, Svalbard

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. Sund, T. R. Lauknes, T. Eiken
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Nathorstbreen; Svalbard; glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-623-2014; https://doaj.org/article/0d8d31807e8041e2bdbf7056397ab633

Nathorstbreen glacier system (NGS) recently experienced the largest surge in Svalbard since 1936, and this was examined using spatial and temporal observations from DEM differencing, time series of surface velocities from satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and other sources. The upper basins w...