Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings
The spatial distribution of snow thickness on glaciers is driven by a set of clima− tological, meteorological, topographical and orographic conditions. This work presents re− sults of snow accumulation studies carried out from 2006 to 2009 on glaciers of different types: valley glacier, ice plateau...
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ftunivsilesia:oai:rebus.us.edu.pl:20.500.12128/14641 2023-05-15T15:05:04+02:00 Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings Grabiec, Mariusz Puczko, Dariusz Budzik, Tomasz Gajek, Grzegorz 2011 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/14641 https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183−011−0026−4 en eng Polish Polar Research Polish Polar Research, 2011, no. 4, s. 393-421 0138-0338 2081-8262 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/14641 doi:10.2478/v10183−011−0026−4 Uznanie autorstwa-Użycie niekomercyjne-Bez utworów zależnych 3.0 Polska http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/ CC-BY-NC-ND Arctic Spitsbergen Nordaustlandet snow accumulation GPR info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2011 ftunivsilesia https://doi.org/20.500.12128/14641 https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183−011−0026−4 2022-12-31T20:13:46Z The spatial distribution of snow thickness on glaciers is driven by a set of clima− tological, meteorological, topographical and orographic conditions. This work presents re− sults of snow accumulation studies carried out from 2006 to 2009 on glaciers of different types: valley glacier, ice plateau and ice cap. In order to determine snow depth, a shallow ra− dio echo−sounding method was used. Based on the results, the following snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers have been distinguished: precipitation pattern, precipita− tion−redistribution pattern, redistribution pattern and complex pattern. The precipitation pattern assumes that the snow distribution on glaciers follows the altitudinal gradient. If the accumulation gradient is significantly modified by local factors like wind erosion and redeposition, or local variability of precipitation, the accumulation pattern turns into the precipitation−redistribution pattern. In the redistribution pattern, local factors play a crucial role in the spatial variability of snow depth. The complex pattern, however, demonstrates the co−existence of different snow distribution patterns on a single glacial object (glacier/ice cap/ice field). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier Ice cap Nordaustlandet Polar Research Svalbard Spitsbergen The Repository of the University of Silesia (RE-BUŚ) Arctic Nordaustlandet ENVELOPE(22.400,22.400,79.800,79.800) Svalbard Polish Polar Research 32 4 393 421 |
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The spatial distribution of snow thickness on glaciers is driven by a set of clima− tological, meteorological, topographical and orographic conditions. This work presents re− sults of snow accumulation studies carried out from 2006 to 2009 on glaciers of different types: valley glacier, ice plateau and ice cap. In order to determine snow depth, a shallow ra− dio echo−sounding method was used. Based on the results, the following snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers have been distinguished: precipitation pattern, precipita− tion−redistribution pattern, redistribution pattern and complex pattern. The precipitation pattern assumes that the snow distribution on glaciers follows the altitudinal gradient. If the accumulation gradient is significantly modified by local factors like wind erosion and redeposition, or local variability of precipitation, the accumulation pattern turns into the precipitation−redistribution pattern. In the redistribution pattern, local factors play a crucial role in the spatial variability of snow depth. The complex pattern, however, demonstrates the co−existence of different snow distribution patterns on a single glacial object (glacier/ice cap/ice field). |
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Grabiec, Mariusz Puczko, Dariusz Budzik, Tomasz Gajek, Grzegorz |
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Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings |
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Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings |
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Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings |
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Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings |
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Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings |
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snow distribution patterns on svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings |
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