Influence of snowpack internal structure on snow metamorphism and melting intensity on Hansbreen, Svalbard

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Laska, Michał, Luks, Bartłomiej, Budzik, Tomasz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Glaciology; Hornsund; Meltwater; Snow cover; Spitsbergen; glacier; Polar Research; Svalbard; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/507; https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0012

This paper presents a detailed study of melting processes conducted on Hansbreen - a tidewater glacier terminating in the Hornsund fjord, Spitsbergen. The fieldwork was carried out from April to July 2010. The study included observations of meltwater distribution within snow profiles in different lo...