Climate-Related Research in Svalbard
The Svalbard archipelago is located in the Norwegian Arctic, 76-81 deg N. In the Kongsfjord area, 79 deg N, on northwest Spitsbergen, there has been increasing research activity in several climate-related disciplines over the last few years. This research will contribute to the global efforts on mon...
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ftdtic:ADP007335 2023-05-15T14:57:43+02:00 Climate-Related Research in Svalbard Sand, K. Hagen, J. O. Repp, K. Bernsten, E. NORWEGIAN HYDROTECHNICAL LAB TRONDHEIM (NORWAY) 1992-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007335 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADP007335 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007335 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Geography Snow Ice and Permafrost Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *CLIMATE *GLACIERS ABLATION ARCHIPELAGOES ATMOSPHERICS BALANCE COOLING CORES DRAINAGE GLOBAL MASS MELTING MONITORING PATTERNS PERMAFROST PRECIPITATION STATIONS TEMPERATURE WINTER SYMPOSIA ARCTIC REGIONS HYDROLOGY NORWAY Component Reports *Svalbard Global changes Text 1992 ftdtic 2016-02-19T17:39:47Z The Svalbard archipelago is located in the Norwegian Arctic, 76-81 deg N. In the Kongsfjord area, 79 deg N, on northwest Spitsbergen, there has been increasing research activity in several climate-related disciplines over the last few years. This research will contribute to the global efforts on monitoring and detecting possible global changes. An intensified program monitoring hydrological processes was run from 1974 to 1978 and restarted in 1988. One well-equipped station for atmospheric research is also established. Four major glaciers are being thoroughly investigated, a program which includes mass balance studies, drainage patterns and core analyses. Since 1978 a permafrost station has been operated in Svea, south-central Spitsbergen. The trend in glacier mass balance analyses shows fairly stable negative conditions, the net balance is slightly increasing due to a slight increase in the winter precipitation. There is no sign of climatic warming through increased melting. The temperature data show a very slight cooling during the ablation period. A reconstruction of mass balance data for the Brogger glacier shows that the mass balance has been consistently negative since 1918. Text Arctic glacier glacier Ice Kongsfjord* permafrost Svalbard Spitsbergen Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Brogger Glacier ENVELOPE(-36.446,-36.446,-54.539,-54.539) Kongsfjord ENVELOPE(29.319,29.319,70.721,70.721) Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Svea ENVELOPE(-11.217,-11.217,-74.583,-74.583) |
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Geography Snow Ice and Permafrost Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *CLIMATE *GLACIERS ABLATION ARCHIPELAGOES ATMOSPHERICS BALANCE COOLING CORES DRAINAGE GLOBAL MASS MELTING MONITORING PATTERNS PERMAFROST PRECIPITATION STATIONS TEMPERATURE WINTER SYMPOSIA ARCTIC REGIONS HYDROLOGY NORWAY Component Reports *Svalbard Global changes |
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Geography Snow Ice and Permafrost Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *CLIMATE *GLACIERS ABLATION ARCHIPELAGOES ATMOSPHERICS BALANCE COOLING CORES DRAINAGE GLOBAL MASS MELTING MONITORING PATTERNS PERMAFROST PRECIPITATION STATIONS TEMPERATURE WINTER SYMPOSIA ARCTIC REGIONS HYDROLOGY NORWAY Component Reports *Svalbard Global changes Sand, K. Hagen, J. O. Repp, K. Bernsten, E. Climate-Related Research in Svalbard |
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Geography Snow Ice and Permafrost Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *CLIMATE *GLACIERS ABLATION ARCHIPELAGOES ATMOSPHERICS BALANCE COOLING CORES DRAINAGE GLOBAL MASS MELTING MONITORING PATTERNS PERMAFROST PRECIPITATION STATIONS TEMPERATURE WINTER SYMPOSIA ARCTIC REGIONS HYDROLOGY NORWAY Component Reports *Svalbard Global changes |
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The Svalbard archipelago is located in the Norwegian Arctic, 76-81 deg N. In the Kongsfjord area, 79 deg N, on northwest Spitsbergen, there has been increasing research activity in several climate-related disciplines over the last few years. This research will contribute to the global efforts on monitoring and detecting possible global changes. An intensified program monitoring hydrological processes was run from 1974 to 1978 and restarted in 1988. One well-equipped station for atmospheric research is also established. Four major glaciers are being thoroughly investigated, a program which includes mass balance studies, drainage patterns and core analyses. Since 1978 a permafrost station has been operated in Svea, south-central Spitsbergen. The trend in glacier mass balance analyses shows fairly stable negative conditions, the net balance is slightly increasing due to a slight increase in the winter precipitation. There is no sign of climatic warming through increased melting. The temperature data show a very slight cooling during the ablation period. A reconstruction of mass balance data for the Brogger glacier shows that the mass balance has been consistently negative since 1918. |
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NORWEGIAN HYDROTECHNICAL LAB TRONDHEIM (NORWAY) |
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Sand, K. Hagen, J. O. Repp, K. Bernsten, E. |
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Sand, K. Hagen, J. O. Repp, K. Bernsten, E. |
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Sand, K. |
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Climate-Related Research in Svalbard |
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Climate-Related Research in Svalbard |
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Climate-Related Research in Svalbard |
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Climate-Related Research in Svalbard |
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Climate-Related Research in Svalbard |
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climate-related research in svalbard |
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1992 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007335 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADP007335 |
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ENVELOPE(-36.446,-36.446,-54.539,-54.539) ENVELOPE(29.319,29.319,70.721,70.721) ENVELOPE(-11.217,-11.217,-74.583,-74.583) |
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Arctic Brogger Glacier Kongsfjord Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Svea |
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Arctic Brogger Glacier Kongsfjord Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Svea |
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Arctic glacier glacier Ice Kongsfjord* permafrost Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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Arctic glacier glacier Ice Kongsfjord* permafrost Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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