Quantifying seasonal cornice dynamics using a terrestrial laser scanner in Svalbard, Norway

• Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Hancock, Holt John, Eckerstorfer, Markus, Prokop, Alexander, Hendrikx, Jordy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications under license by EGU – European Geosciences Union GmbH 2020
• Subjects: Longyearbyen; Midwinter; Norway; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/81065; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-84157; https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-603-2020

Abstract. Snow cornices develop along mountain ridges, edges of plateaus, and marked inflections in topography throughout regions with seasonal and permanent snow cover. Despite the recognized hazard posed by cornices in mountainous locations, limited modern research on cornice dynamics exists and a...