Remote Sensing of Surface Meltwater on the Glaciers of Svalbard

• Main Author: Sieglová, Eliška
• Other Authors: Margold, Martin, Engel, Zbyněk
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 2021
• Subjects: ablation season; glacier; supraglacial lake; Svalbard; ablační sezóna; ledovec; supraglaciální jezero; The Sentinel; Kronebreen; Kongsbreen; Hinlopenbreen; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/126079

Supraglacial lakes pond meltwater on the surface of glaciers. They form in the ablation zone during the ablation season and their darker surface lowers the albedo of the glacier. Once drained to the glacier bed, they may affect basal sliding and flow velocities of the glacier. High- resolution image...