Ice volume changes (1936-1990-2007) and ground-penetrating radar studies of Ariebreen, Hornsund, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Lapazaran Izargain, Javier Jesús, Petlicki, M., Navarro Valero, Francisco José, Machío, F., Puczko, D., Glowacki, Piotr, Nawrot, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM) 2013
• Subjects: Telecomunicaciones; Geología; Hornsund; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oa.upm.es/29198/

Ariebreen is a small (0.37 km2) valley glacier located in southern Spitsbergen. Our ground-penetrating radar surveys of the glacier show that it is less than 30 m thick on average, with a maximum thickness of 82 m, and it appears to be entirely cold. By analysing digital terrain models of the ice su...