Mass balance and local characteristics of three glaciers in southern Norway, between 1980 and 2018 : An analysis of the mass balance and the local characteristics of Ålfotbreen, Storbreen and Gråsubreen

• Main Author: Eriksson Rehn, Ida
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi 2019
• Subjects: Glacier; mass balance; mass balance sensitivity; continental; maritime; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Environmental Sciences; Miljövetenskap; Norway; Storbreen; Storglaciären; glacier
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184671; https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17396.17282/1

Glaciers are known as climate indicators because of their sensitivity towards climatic perturbations and fluctuations. A majority of the world’s glaciers are currently melting as a response to climatic perturbations. Glaciers in Norway display the same pattern, and the loss of mass have accelerated...