The 20th century retreat of ice caps in Iceland derived from airborne SAR:W-Vatnajökull and N-Myrdalsjökull

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Magnússon, Eyjólfur, Björnsson, Helgi, Dall, Jørgen, Pálsson, Finnur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Glacier changes; SAR; PolSAR; Terminal moraines; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; glacier; Iceland; Vatnajökull
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/a7758aa6-b719-4f27-96c7-301e2ad5db30; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2005.06.038

We present observations of the long-term recession of surging outlets of Icelandic ice caps in response to 20th century climate. In August 1998, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, covering the western part of Vatnajokull and the northern part of Myrdalsjokull in southern Iceland, were acquired wit...