Climate conditions required for re-glaciation of cirques in Rassepautasjtjåkka massif, northern Sweden

• Main Author: Johansson, Margareta
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap 2000
• Subjects: pedology; geomorphology; physical geography; solar radiation; snow melt; climate change; modelling; cartography; climatology; naturgeografi; geomorfologi; marklära; kartografi; klimatologi; Earth and Environmental Sciences; New Glacier; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/1332886

Since the mid 1970s the general retreating trend for glacier in Scandinavian have ceased and some glaciers have even started to advance. This is due to a more maritime influence on the climate, which means increased precipitation in winter and lower summer temperature. A more maritime climate can be...