Mapping of the Subglacial Topography of Folgefonna Ice Cap in Western Norway—Consequences for Ice Retreat Patterns and Hydrological Changes

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Ekblom Johansson, Fanny, Bakke, Jostein, Støren, Eivind Wilhelm Nagel, Gillespie, Mette Kusk, Laumann, Tron
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2022
• Subjects: Norway; Sørfonna; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3024277; https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.886361

Folgefonna consists of three ice caps which are rapidly retreating in response to warmer temperatures. The melting of Folgefonna has implications for meltwater drainage and hydropower production, as well as the potential for geohazards and impacts to tourism, the communities and infrastructures surr...