Timing of Little Ice Age maxima and subsequent glacier retreat in northern Troms and western Finnmark, northern Norway.

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Leigh, J. R., Stokes, C. R., Evans, D. J. A., Carr, R. J., Andreassen, L. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Subjects: Norway; Rotsund; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic; Finnmark; glacier; Lyngen; Northern Norway; Troms
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/31277/; http://dro.dur.ac.uk/31277/1/31277.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2020.1765520

Glaciers are important indicators of climate change, and recent observations worldwide document increasing rates of mountain glacier recession. Here we present approximately 200 years of change in mountain glacier extent in northern Troms and western Finnmark, northern Norway. This was achieved thro...