Modelling the late Holocene and future evolution of Monacobreen, northern Spitsbergen

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Author: J. Oerlemans
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Ela; Monacobreen; The Cryosphere; Tidewater; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3001-2018; https://doaj.org/article/aebc06558c354c4ba69002fb4db9ef39

Monacobreen is a 40 km long surge-type tidewater glacier in northern Spitsbergen. During 1991–1997 Monacobreen surged and advanced by about 2 km, but the front did not reach the maximum Little Ice Age (LIA) stand. Since 1997 the glacier front is retreating at a fast rate ( ∼ 125 m a −1 ). The questi...