Climate-Related Research in Svalbard

• Main Authors: Sand, K., Hagen, J. O., Repp, K., Bernsten, E.
• Other Authors: NORWEGIAN HYDROTECHNICAL LAB TRONDHEIM (NORWAY)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: 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; Arctic; Brogger Glacier; Kongsfjord; Norway; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Svea; glacier; Ice; Kongsfjord*; permafrost; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007335; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADP007335

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...