A new glacier inventory for the Jostedalsbreen region, Norway, from Landsat TM scenes of 2006 and changes since 1966

• Main Authors: Paul, F, Andreassen, L M, Winsvold, S H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2011
• Subjects: Institute of Geography; 910 Geography & travel; New Glacier; Norway; Annals of Glaciology; glacier
• Online Access: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/53420/; https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/53420/1/2011_PaulF_a59a053.pdf; http://www.igsoc.org/annals/v52/59/a59a053.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-53420; https://doi.org/10.3189/172756411799096169

Pronounced changes in glacier mass and length were observed for the monitored glaciers in the Jostedalsbreen region, Norway, since the last glacier inventories were compiled in the 1960s and 1980s. However, the current overall extent of the glaciers in the region is not well known. To obtain this in...