Surge development in the western sector of the Vavilov Ice Cap, Severnaya Zemlya, 1963–2017

• Published in: Ice and Snow
• Main Authors: I. Bushueva S., A. Glazovsky F., G. Nosenko A., И. Бушуева С., А. Глазовский Ф., Г. Носенко А.
• Other Authors: Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants № 16-35-00333 and 17-55-80107), and the Government Contract № 01201352474, РФФИ (гранты 16-35-00333 и 17-55- 80107), госзадание № 01201352474
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: IGRAS 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; glacier surge; ice cap; ice velocity; Severnaya Zemlya; Арктика; ледниковый купол; подвижка ледника; Северная Земля; скорости льда; Western Basin; Ice; Ice cap; permafrost; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/481; https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2018-3-293-306

The glaciers and ice caps in the Arctic are experiencing noticeable changes which are manifested, in particular, in the intensification of their dynamic instability. In this paper we present data on a largescale surge in the Western basin of the Vavilov ice dome on the archipelago Severnaya Zemlya,...