Buoyant calving and ice-contact lake evolution at Pasterze Glacier (Austria) in the period 1998–2019

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: A. Kellerer-Pirklbauer, M. Avian, D. I. Benn, F. Bernsteiner, P. Krisch, C. Ziesler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Fast Lake; Pasterze; Tilting; The Cryosphere; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1237-2021; https://doaj.org/article/cc64722076964ed0ae411e51cc4c4e09

Rapid growth of proglacial lakes in the current warming climate can pose significant outburst flood hazards, increase rates of ice mass loss, and alter the dynamic state of glaciers. We studied the nature and rate of proglacial lake evolution at Pasterze Glacier (Austria) in the period 1998–2019 usi...