Glacier dynamics and subsurface classification of Austfonna, Svalbard: : Inferences from observations and modelling

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Author: Dunse, Thorben
• Other Authors: Jon Ove Hagen, Thomas Vikhamar Schuler
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: VDP::450; Arctic; Austfonna; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; albedo; Annals of Glaciology; Climate change; glacier; Global warming; International Polar Year; IPY; Journal of Glaciology; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/12328; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-29147

Ice loss from glaciers and ice caps in the Arctic constitute a major contribution to eustatic sea-level rise. Climate change is more pronounced in the Arctic than in other regions, because strong feedback mechanisms such as the albedo feedback lead to enhancement of the initial warming trend. Glacie...