THE MASS BALANCE OF A SMALL GLACIER IN NORTH-ICELAND

• Main Authors: Halkola, Kaisa; University of Helsinki, University of Svalbard and the Icelandic Meteorological Office, Ólafsson, Haraldur; Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Meteorological Office) and Rannsóknastofa í veðurfræði (Institute for Meteorological Research); [e-mail], Gjessing, Yngvar; University of Bergen and University of Svalbard
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Croatian meteorological society; [e-mail] 2005
• Subjects: Kambsjökull;Iceland;mass balance;precipitation;MM5;sublimation; snowdrift;numerical simulation; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hrcak.srce.hr/64944; http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/97258

Abstract: The mass balance of a small glacier in North-Iceland is estimated during a 52 day period in the autumn of 2002. The accumulated snow is measured, precipitation is simulated and sublimation is calculated from weather observations. The estimations indicate that precipitation is an order of magnitude greater than net transport of snow and sublimation during periods of blowing snow.