Thermal conductivity of firn at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, derived from subsurface temperature measurements

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Marchenko, G. Cheng, P. Lötstedt, V. Pohjola, R. Pettersson, W. van Pelt, C. Reijmer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Svalbard; Lomonosovfonna; glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1843-2019; https://doaj.org/article/56346bd9545a4908b10d2e9e6dd66c26

Accurate description of snow and firn processes is necessary for estimating the fraction of glacier surface melt that contributes to runoff. Most processes in snow and firn are to a great extent controlled by the temperature therein and in the absence of liquid water, the temperature evolution is do...