Modelling the late Holocene and future evolution of Monacobreen, northern Spitsbergen

• Main Author: Oerlemans, J.
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Monacobreen; glaciers; climate change; Tidewater; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/372338

Monacobreen is a 40km long surge-type tidewater glacier in northern Spitsbergen. During 1991–1997 Monacobreen surged and advanced by about 2km, but the front did not reach the maximum Little Ice Age (LIA) stand. Since 1997 the glacier front is retreating at a fast rate ( ∼ 125ma−1). The questions ad...