Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Schäfer, M., Zwinger, T., Christoffersen, P., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Laakso, K., Pettersson, R., Pohjola, V. A., Strozzi, T., Moore, J.C.
• Other Authors: Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Scientific Computing Ltd (CSC), College of Global Change and Earth System Science (GCESS), Beijing Normal University (BNU), Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge UK (CAM), Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement (LGGE), Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG), Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Edmonton, University of Alberta, Department of Earth Sciences Uppsala, Uppsala University, Gamma Remote Sensing and Consulting AG, Gamma Remote Sensing Research and Consulting AG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2013
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Nordaustlandet; Svalbard; Vestfonna; glacier; Ice cap; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://insu.hal.science/insu-00844079; https://insu.hal.science/insu-00844079/document; https://insu.hal.science/insu-00844079/file/tc-6-771-2012.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-771-2012

International audience The dynamics of Vestfonna ice cap (Svalbard) are dominated by fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Its mass balance is poorly known and affected dynamically by these fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Hence, it is a challenging target for ice flow modeling. Precise knowledge of the basal...