Mass Balance of 14 Icelandic Glaciers, 1945–2017: Spatial Variations and Links With Climate

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Belart, Joaquín M. C., Magnússon, Eyjólfur, Berthier, Etienne, Gunnlaugsson, Ágúst Þ., Pálsson, Finnur, Adalgeirsdottir, Gudfinna, Jóhannesson, Tómas, Þorsteinsson, Þorsteinn, Björnsson, Helgi
• Other Authors: Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
• Subjects: Region-wide mass balance; Glacier–climate relationship; Mass-balance sensitivity; Iceland; Remote sensing; Historical aerial photographs; Jöklarannsóknir; Jöklar; Loftslag; Loftslagsrannsóknir; Fjarkönnun; Jules; Katla; Vernes; glacier
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2011; https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00163

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) To date, most mass balance studies in Iceland have concentrated on the three largest ice caps. This study turns the focus toward smaller Icelandic glaciers, presenting geodetic mass-balance estimates for 14 of them (total area 1,005 km2 in 2017) from 1945 to...