Closing the mass budget of a tidewater glacier: the example of Kronebreen, Svalbard

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: CESAR DESCHAMPS-BERGER, CHRISTOPHER NUTH, WARD VAN PELT, ETIENNE BERTHIER, JACK KOHLER, BAS ALTENA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: glaciological instruments and methods; glacier mass balance; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Kronebreen; Svalbard; glacier; Journal of Glaciology; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.98; https://doaj.org/article/aeefc723d16a43ada6c9d4ab92291549

In this study, we combine remote sensing, in situ and model-derived datasets from 1966 to 2014 to calculate the mass-balance components of Kronebreen, a fast-flowing tidewater glacier in Svalbard. For the well-surveyed period 2009–2014, we are able to close the glacier mass budget within the prescri...