Subglacial topography, ice thickness, and bathymetry of Kongsfjorden, northwestern Svalbard

• Main Author: Lindbäck, Katrin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2017
• Subjects: ELEVATION; glaciology; topography; terrestrial; maps; marine; EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES; MODELS; DIGITAL ELEVATION/DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS; EARTH SCIENCE; OCEANS; BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY; BATHYMETRY; CLIMATE INDICATORS; CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS; GLACIAL MEASUREMENTS; GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION; GLACIER/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY; CRYOSPHERE; GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS; GLACIERS; LAND SURFACE; TOPOGRAPHY; Blomstrandbreen; Conwaybreen; Holtedahlfonna; Isachsenfonna; Kongsbreen; Kongsvegen; Kronebreen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; glacier; Ice Sheet; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Ny Ålesund; Tidewater
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/702ca4a7-7d02-462c-8cbd-2d80d0e977a1

The data set consists of digital elevation models (DEM) of subglacial topography, ice thickness, bathymetry and ice surface elevation of Kongsfjorden, northwestern Svalbard, near Ny-Ålesund (78.9 deg N, 12.4 deg E). The DEMs cover five tide-water glaciers with a grid size of 150 m. The data have a total area of ~1100 km^2 and cover the glaciers Blomstrandbreen, Conwaybreen, Kongsbreen, Kronebreen, and Kongsvegen, including the ice fields Holtedahlfonna and Isachsenfonna. A 50 m resolution DEM is also available for Kronebreen. The compiled data set covers one of the most studied regions in Svalbard and can be valuable for studies of glacier dynamics, geology, hydrology and fjord circulation. For further details see Lindbäck et al. (2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2018-37). If you use the data set in presentations and publications please also refer to the peer-reviewed paper (Lindbäck et al., 2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2018-37). The data set will be updated when the quality of the data is improved or if new data sets become available. File format: GeoTIFF and ASCII Spatial reference: WGS-1984 UTM Zone 33W Contact person: Jack Kohler ([e-mail]) This work was part of the TIGRIF (Tidewater Glacier Retreat Impact on Fjord circulation and ecosystems) project, funded by the Research Council of Norway.