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

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Gladstone, R., Schäfer, M., Zwinger, T., Gong, Y., Strozzi, T., Mottram, R., Boberg, F., Moore, J. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Austfonna; Svalbard; glacier; Ice cap; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1393-2014; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00019419; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00019374/tc-8-1393-2014.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/8/1393/2014/tc-8-1393-2014.pdf

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...