Modulation of glacier ablation by tephra coverage from Eyjafjallajökull and Grímsvötn volcanoes, Iceland: an automated field experiment

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: R. Möller, M. Möller, P. A. Kukla, C. Schneider
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Vatnajökull; Eyjafjallajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-53-2018; https://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/10/53/2018/essd-10-53-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/ef07cb3d4a9a42fda0f0e3da1cc1714f

We report results from a field experiment investigating the influence of volcanic tephra coverage on glacier ablation. These influences are known to be significantly different from those of moraine debris on glaciers due to the contrasting grain size distribution and thermal conductivity. Thus far,...