Importance of basal processes in simulations of a surging Svalbard outlet glacier

• Main Authors: Gladstone, Rupert, Schäfer, Martina, Zwinger, Thomas, Gong, Y., Strozzi, Tazio, Mottram, Ruth, Boberg, Fredrik, Moore, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2014
• Subjects: Austfonna; Svalbard; glacier; Ice cap; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/87629; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000087629

The outlet glacier of Basin 3 (B3) of Austfonna ice cap, Svalbard, is one of the fastest outlet glaciers in Svalbard, and shows dramatic changes since 1995. In addition to previously observed seasonal summer speed-up associated with the melt season, the winter speed of B3 has accelerated approximate...