A minimal, statistical model for the surface albedo of Vestfonna ice cap, Svalbard

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Author: M. Möller
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Svalbard; Vestfonna; albedo; Ice cap; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1049-2012; https://doaj.org/article/d1e73ca5070844c4bde85f1910a7444c

The ice cap Vestfonna is located in northeastern Svalbard and forms one of the largest ice bodies of the Eurasian Arctic. Its surface albedo plays a key role in the understanding and modelling of its energy and mass balance. The principle governing factors for albedo evolution, i.e. precipitation an...