Snow distribution patterns on Svalbard glaciers derived from radio-echo soundings

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Grabiec, Mariusz, Puczko, Dariusz, Budzik, Tomasz, Gajek, Grzegorz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Spitsbergen; Nordaustlandet; snow accumulation; GPR; Svalbard; glacier; Ice cap; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/14641; https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183−011−0026−4

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...