Geodetic Mass Balance of Svalbard glaciers : 1936 - 2004

• Main Author: Nuth, Christopher
• Other Authors: Jon Ove Hagen & Jack Kohler
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: fysikals geografi hydrologi geomatikk Svalbard klima isbreer masse balanse GPS geodesi glasiologi; VDP::450; Arctic; Svalbard; Hagen; ACIA; Arctic Archipelago; glacier; North Atlantic; Tidewater
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/12415; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-14308

Glaciers and ice masses are very important components of the earth system both in terms of global water storage and as climate indicators. The amount of water tied up in glaciers and ice caps is equivalent to about 69 meters of sea-level (Church and others, 2001). Recent predictions from global clim...