Characterization of Wind Channeling Around Longyearbyen, Svalbard

• Main Author: Lonardi, Michael
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2018
• Subjects: Longyeardalen; wind channeling; snow transport; Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning; Arctic; Longyearbyen; Svalbard; Climate change
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-354029

Due to climate change and arctic amplification, the avalanche activity is expected to increase at higher latitudes (Hall et al., 1994). The arctic settlement of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, situated inside the valley Longyeardalen, is yearly threatened by avalanche activity (Eckerstorfer & Christians...