Mapping of the Subglacial Topography of Folgefonna Ice Cap in Western Norway—Consequences for Ice Retreat Patterns and Hydrological Changes

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Fanny Ekblom Johansson, Jostein Bakke, Eivind Nagel Støren, Mette Kusk Gillespie, Tron Laumann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Folgefonna; mapping; glacial modelling; subglacial topography; drainage catchment; GLOF; Science; Q; Norway; Sørfonna; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.886361; https://doaj.org/article/d403837faf094755b603669db7cc9660

Folgefonna consists of three ice caps which are rapidly retreating in response to warmer temperatures. The melting of Folgefonna has implications for meltwater drainage and hydropower production, as well as the potential for geohazards and impacts to tourism, the communities and infrastructures surr...