Projected sea-level contributions from tidewater glaciers are highly sensitive to chosen bedrock topography: a case study at Hansbreen, Svalbard

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Marco Möller, Francisco Navarro, Matthias Huss, Ben Marzeion
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2023
• Subjects: Arctic glaciology; glacier calving; glacier fluctuations; glacier modelling; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Arctic; Hansbreen; Svalbard; glacier; Journal of Glaciology; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.117; https://doaj.org/article/3abb186815b14832b8f10dfd4266b999

Calculation of the calving loss of tidewater glaciers depends on accurate bedrock information. In regional to global-scale projections of future tidewater glacier evolution this dependence is problematic. Bedrock topographies are often unknown and can only be modelled from surface properties. Existi...