Dynamics of the cold surface layer of polythermal Storglaciären, Sweden

• Main Author: Pettersson, Rickard
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK) 2004
• Subjects: polythermal glacier; cold surface layer; ground-penetrating radar; spatial variability; water content; Storglaciären; Earth sciences; Geovetenskap; Arctic; Northern Sweden; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-161

Polythermal glaciers, i.e. glaciers with a combination of ice at and below the freezing point, are widespread in arctic and subarctic environments. The polythermal structure has major implications for glacier hydrology, ice flow and glacial erosion. However, the interplay of factors governing its sp...