The changing impact of snow conditions and refreezing on the mass balance of an idealized Svalbard glacier.

• Main Authors: van Pelt, W., Pohjola, V.A., Reijmer, C.H.
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Svalbard; mass balance; snow; future; climate change; refreezing; Ela; glacier
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/345645

Glacier surface melt and runoff depend strongly on seasonal and perennial snow (firn) conditions. Not only does the presence of snow and firn directly affect melt rates by reflecting solar radiation, it may also act as a buffer against mass loss by storing melt water in refrozen or liquid form. In S...