Modelling the 20th and 21st century evolution of Hoffellsjökull glacier, SE-Vatnajökull, Iceland

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: G. Aðalgeirsdóttir, S. Guðmundsson, H. Björnsson, F. Pálsson, T. Jóhannesson, H. Hannesdóttir, S. Þ. Sigurðsson, E. Berthier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: geo; envir; Hoffellsjökull; Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-961-2011; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/961/2011/tc-5-961-2011.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/3f8da318082c421a87bf94e6664165c8

The Little Ice Age maximum extent of glaciers in Iceland was reached about 1890 AD and most glaciers in the country have retreated during the 20th century. A model for the surface mass balance and the flow of glaciers is used to reconstruct the 20th century retreat history of Hoffellsjökull, a south...