From high friction zone to frontal collapse: dynamics of an ongoing tidewater glacier surge, Negribreen, Svalbard

• Main Authors: Haga, Odin Næss, McNabb, Robert, Nuth, Christopher, Altena, B., Schellenberger, Thomas, Kääb, A.
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Glacier surges; ice velocity; remote sensing; Negribreen; Svalbard; glacier; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/408294

Negribreen, a tidewater glacier located in central eastern Svalbard, began actively surging after it experienced an initial collapse in summer 2016. The surge resulted in horizontal surface velocities of more than 25 m d−1, making it one of the fastest-flowing glaciers in the archipelago. The last s...