Importance of snow as component of surface mass balance of Arctic glacier (Hansbreen, southern Spitsbergen)

• Main Authors: Aleksander Uszczyk, Mariusz Grabiec, Michał Laska, Michael Kuhn, Dariusz Ignatiuk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2019
• Subjects: arctic; svalbard; snowpack; snow accumulation and ablation; snow water equivalent; temperature index model; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Hansbreen; Svalbard; glacier; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2019.130901; https://doaj.org/article/dd3daf17d423403390bee277841841b9

Snowmelt is a very important component of freshwater resources in the polar environment. Seasonal fluctuations in the water supply to glacial drainage systems influence glacier dynamics and indirectly affect water circulation and stratification in fjords. Here, we present spatial distribution of the...