Comparison of the meteorology and surface energy balance at Storbreen and Midtdalsbreen, two glaciers in southern Norway

• Main Authors: R. H. Giesen, L. M. Andreassen, M. R. van den Broeke, J. Oerlemans
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2009
• Subjects: geo; envir; Norway; Storbreen; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/57/2009/tc-3-57-2009.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/090bc8ddf41a40e1a16ba1af985e4825

We compare 5 years of meteorological records from automatic weather stations (AWSs) on Storbreen and Midtdalsbreen, two glaciers in southern Norway, located approximately 120 km apart. The records are obtained from identical AWSs with an altitude difference of 120 m and cover the period September 20...