Influence of snowpack internal structure on snow metamorphism and melting intensity on Hansbreen, Svalbard

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Laska Michał, Luks Bartłomiej, Budzik Tomasz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Spitsbergen; Hornsund; snow cover; glaciology; meltwater; Geology; QE1-996.5; Svalbard; Hansbreen; glacier; Polar Research; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0012; https://doaj.org/article/1d6c15b281f14ea0b195a70eb3d4433c

This paper presents a detailed study of melting processes conducted on Hansbreen – a tidewater glacier terminating in the Hornsund fjord, Spitsbergen. The fieldwork was carried out from April to July 2010. The study included observations of meltwater distribution within snow profiles in different lo...