Cornice dynamics and meteorological control at Gruvefjellet, Central Svalbard

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Vogel, M. Eckerstorfer, H. H. Christiansen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Gruvefjellet; Longyearbyen; Midwinter; Nybyen; Pivot; Plateau Mountain; Svalbard; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-157-2012; https://doaj.org/article/75227994d3e34c89a7be48884fdd96a7

Cornice fall avalanches endanger life and infrastructure in Nybyen, a part of Svalbard's main settlement Longyearbyen, located at 78° N in the High Arctic. Thus, cornice dynamics – accretion, cracking and eventual failure – and their controlling meteorological factors were studied along the rid...