Application of a minimal glacier model to Hansbreen, Svalbard

Hansbreen is a well studied tidewater glacier in the southwestern part of Svalbard, currently about 16 km long. Since the end of the 19th century it has been retreating over a distance of 2.7 km. In this paper the global dynamics of Hansbreen are studied with a minimal glacier model, in which the ic...

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Main Authors: J. Oerlemans, J. Jania, L. Kolondra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-01-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/1/2011/tc-5-1-2011.pdf