Tracking ablation and movement of icebergs with time-lapse photography at an alpine proglacial lake in Austria

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Felix Bernsteiner, Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer, Jakob Abermann, Bernhard Hynek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024
• Subjects: Iceberg tracking; iceberg melt; iceberg ablation; iceberg decay; iceberg–climate relationship; mountain–valley wind system; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2024.2367778; https://doaj.org/article/9e9346e2ac7e48eca234c71cab8bec09

Little is known about the evolution and dynamics of icebergs in alpine lakes. We analyzed the movement and ablation patterns of icebergs at an ice-contact lake at Pasterze Glacier, Austria, using time-lapse images. Iceberg evolution was quantified for two timescales and related to meteorological as...