Long-term glacier mass balance of Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard

• Main Author: Wiklund, Sara
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2016
• Subjects: Mass balance; climate change; glacier; Svalbard; Massbalans; klimatförändring; glaciär; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; Physical Geography; Naturgeografi; Longyearbyen; Nordenskiöldbreen
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-295789

The global warming that’s taking place have an impact over the Earth and the glaciers on Svalbard are undergoing rapid changes as a result. The annual air temperature has been rising on Svalbard since the early 1900’s and in a climate projection expected temperatures continue to rise. The glacial ma...