Water content of firn at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, derived from subsurface temperature measurements

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Marchenko, Sergey A., Van Pelt, Ward J. J., Pettersson, Rickard, Pohjola, Veijo A., Reijmer, Carleen H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2021
• Subjects: glacier hydrology; glacier mass balance; glacier modelling; glaciological instruments and methods; polar firn; Physical Geography; Naturgeografi; Svalbard; Lomonosovfonna; Van Pelt; glacier; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-334153; https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.43

The potential of capillary forces to retain water in pores is an important property of snow and firn at glaciers. Meltwater suspended in pores does not contribute to runoff and may refreeze during winter, which can affect the climatic mass balance and the subsurface density and temperature. However,...