Hydrology of Tidal Waters at the Glacier Terminus and their Impact on Hydrographical Surveys and Navigation Safety

• Published in: TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Main Author: Tadeusz Pastusiak
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2020
• Subjects: navigational safety; hydrology; tidal waters; glacier terminus; hydrographical surveys; spitsbergen; ecdis; svalbard; Canals and inland navigation. Waterways; TC601-791; Transportation and communications; HE1-9990; Anchorage; Hornsund; Nordaustlandet; Svalbard; glacier; Tidewater; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12716/1001.14.02.21; https://doaj.org/article/dcfeabff5cb547e692ea7e8a43cbc5b7

The data analysed in the paper are related to the hydrology of tidal waters at a tidewater glacier terminus. Set of data was collected in the wide span of time from 2009 till 2015 in the Nordaustlandet and Southwest Spitsbergen near various tidal glaciers terminus. The data are related to tidal phen...