Non-surface mass balance of glaciers in Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Tómas Jóhannesson, Bolli Pálmason, Árni Hjartarson, Alexander H. Jarosch, Eyjólfur Magnússon, Joaquín M. C. Belart, Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Glacier mass balance; subglacial processes; melt – basal; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Vatnajökull; Mýrdalsjökull; Eyjafjallajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.37; https://doaj.org/article/3aacb792490746a2a0b4f54cfc26cf4c

Non-surface mass balance is non-negligible for glaciers in Iceland. Several Icelandic glaciers are in the neo-volcanic zone where a combination of geothermal activity, volcanic eruptions and geothermal heat flux much higher than the global average lead to basal melting close to 150 mm w.e. a−1 for t...