Subglacial topography, ice thickness, and bathymetry of Kongsfjorden, northwestern Svalbard

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: K. Lindbäck, J. Kohler, R. Pettersson, C. Nuth, K. Langley, A. Messerli, D. Vallot, K. Matsuoka, O. Brandt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Svalbard; Kronebreen; Kongsvegen; Kongsbreen; Blomstrandbreen; Conwaybreen; glacier; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Tidewater; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1769-2018; https://doaj.org/article/9db04b01e18243fba6866f8c291ba936

Svalbard tidewater glaciers are retreating, which will affect fjord circulation and ecosystems when glacier fronts become land-terminating. Knowledge of the subglacial topography and bathymetry under retreating glaciers is important to modelling future scenarios of fjord circulation and glacier dyna...