Essays about: "glacier mass balance"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words glacier mass balance.
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16. Seasonal Velocities on Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Global warming leads to increased precipitation in the Arctic, as warmer air can carry more moisture. The consequence is that many arctic glaciers get steeper slopes over time as increased melt at their lower part causes thinning and increased solid precipitation in their upper regions leads to thickening of the glacier. READ MORE
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17. Long-term glacier mass balance of Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : 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. READ MORE
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18. Wind driven snow accumulation variability and terrain : Establishing a relationship by using GPR on Svalbard.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Snow accumulation patterns can be highly variable depending on terrain and wind. Knowledge of spatial variability of snow accumulation is of high relevance for mass balance modelling. READ MORE
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19. Changes in the Cold Surface Layer on a Polythermal Glacier during Substantial Ice Mass Loss
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Climate change in the Arctic and sub-Arctic has induced substantial changes in the inland cryosphere. The warming climate is causing a reduction in glacier size and extent and the average net mass balance for Arctic glaciers have been negative over the past 40 years. READ MORE
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20. External Conditions Effects on the Self-Organised Criticality of the Calving Glacier Front of Tunabreen, Svalbard
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Mass balance processes in glaciers are important for determining the growth or retreat of ice. Calving, the mechanical breakage of ice bergs from a glacier front, is a poorly understood phenomenon. This process has great importance to the mass balance of many glaciers, for example on Antarctica and in the Arctic. A recent paper by Åström et al. READ MORE
