Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability

Svalbard glaciers are among the lowest ice masses in the Arctic, with a peak in glacier area below 450 m elevation. Using a high-resolution climate model, here the authors show that a modest warming in the mid-1980s propagated meltwater runoff above the glacier area peak, amplifying Svalbard mass lo...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Brice Noël, C. L. Jakobs, W. J. J. van Pelt, S. Lhermitte, B. Wouters, J. Kohler, J. O. Hagen, B. Luks, C. H. Reijmer, W. J. van de Berg, M. R. van den Broeke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Svalbard
glacier
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18356-1
https://doaj.org/article/1e271ff961d040389b45c650d39fac9a
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Summary:Svalbard glaciers are among the lowest ice masses in the Arctic, with a peak in glacier area below 450 m elevation. Using a high-resolution climate model, here the authors show that a modest warming in the mid-1980s propagated meltwater runoff above the glacier area peak, amplifying Svalbard mass loss from all elevations.

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