Time-lapse techniques for surface velocity, front position and calving rate measurement of a fast-flowing tidewater glacier in Svalbard

• Main Author: Smith-Johnsen, Silje
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2015
• Subjects: calving rate; front position; front retreat; calving; tidewater glacier; time-lapse; Svalbard; 756199; Kronebreen; glacier; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/10422

Calving is the mechanical loss of icebergs from tidewater glaciers, responsible for 70% of the annual transfer of mass from the cryosphere to the ocean (van der Veen 1998a, 2002). To be able to correctly predict future global sea level changes it is important to understand calving processes and inco...