The Role of Winter Rain in the Glacial System on Svalbard

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Ewa B. Łupikasza, Dariusz Ignatiuk, Mariusz Grabiec, Katarzyna Cielecka-Nowak, Michał Laska, Jacek Jania, Bartłomiej Luks, Aleksander Uszczyk, Tomasz Budzik
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: precipitation; winter rain; mass balance; Hansbreen; glacier dynamics; Arctic; rain-on-snow; Hornsund; Svalbard; glacier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020334

Rapid Arctic warming results in increased winter rain frequencies, which may impact glacial systems. In this paper, we discuss climatology and precipitation form trends, followed by examining the influence of winter rainfall (Oct–May) on both the mass balance and dynamics of Hansbreen (Svalbard). We...