Estimate of the total volume of Svalbard glaciers, and their potential contribution to sea-level rise, using new regionally based scaling relationships

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Martín Español, Alba, Navarro Valero, Francisco Jose, Otero García, Jaime, Lapazaran Izargain, Javier Jesús, Blaszczyk, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM) 2015
• Subjects: Matemáticas; Telecomunicaciones; Jan Mayen; Svalbard; glacier; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://oa.upm.es/40695/

We present a set of new volume scaling relationships specific to Svalbard glaciers, derived from a sample of 60 volume–area pairs. Glacier volumes are computed from ground-penetrating radar (GPR)-retrieved ice thickness measurements, which have been compiled from different sources for this study. Th...