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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith-Johnsen, Silje
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: The University of Bergen 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1956/10422