Mass balance methods on Kongsvegen, Svalbard

Special issue : Methods of mass balance measurements and modeling

Auteurs :
HAGEN, J.O.
MELVOLD, K.
ISAKSSON, E.
LEFAUCONNIER, B.

Description :
On the glacier Kongsvegen in northwest Spitsbergen, Svalbard, traditional mass balance measurements by stake readings and snow surveying have been conducted annually since 1987. In addition, repeated global positioning system (GPS) profiling, shallow core analysis and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveying have been applied. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the input from the different methods, especially the GPS profiling, using the results from the traditional direct method as a reference.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Workshop on methods of mass balance measurements and modelling, Tarfala, Suede, 1998-08-10, Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 1999, vol. 81, n°. 4, p. 593-601, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 21 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi