Calving of a tidewater glacier driven by melting at the waterline

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Pętlicki, Michał, Ciepły, Michał, Jania, Jacek, Promińska, Agnieszka, Kinnard, Christophe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Arctic glaciology; calving; glacier calving; ice/ocean interactions; Arctic; Svalbard; Hornsund; Hansbreen; glacier; ice pack; Journal of Glaciology; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/13041; https://doi.org/10.3189/2015JoG15J062

We present a study of the development of a thermo-erosional notch at the waterline and its influence on calving of Hansbreen, a medium-sized grounded tidewater glacier in southern Svalbard. The study is based on the results of undercut notch melt modelling, based on measurements of sea-water propert...