Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Kejna Marek, Maturilli Marion, Araźny Andrzej, Sobota Ireneusz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; solar radiation; albedo; topoclimate; Geology; QE1-996.5; Ny-Ålesund; Kaffiøyra; glacier; Ny Ålesund; Polar Research; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2017-0005; https://doaj.org/article/7972ea5834b14e2fbd1779edefe0d0f6

This article presents the results of observations of selected fluxes of the radiation balance in north-western Spitsbergen in the years from 2010 to 2014. Measurements were taken in Ny-Ålesund and in the area of Kaffiøyra, on different surface types occurring in the Polar zone: moraine, tundra, snow...