Two decades of mass-balance observations on Aldegondabreen, Spitsbergen: interannual variability and sensitivity to climate change

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Anton Terekhov, Uliana Prokhorova, Sergey Verkulich, Vasiliy Demidov, Olga Sidorova, Mikhail Anisimov, Kseniia Romashova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Arctic glaciology; climate change; glacier mass balance; glacier monitoring; ice/atmosphere interactions; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Aldegondabreen; Arctic; Barentsburg; Svalbard; albedo; Annals of Glaciology; Climate change; glacier; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.40; https://doaj.org/article/8671abc5a8bf4bd182df4797fd98fda4

Aldegondabreen is a relatively small (5.3 km2) land-terminating glacier located in Nordeskiöld Land of Svalbard, ~10 km southwest of Barentsburg. Cumulative mass balance during 2002–20 equalled −21.79 m w.e., which corresponds to 37% of the total mass loss. The annual mass balance (Ba) varied from −...