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A surge of Skobreen, Svalbard

Content Provider	Taylor & Francis Online
Author	Sund, Monica
Abstract	Surging glaciers are common in Svalbard yet relatively few glaciers have been observed during a surge. This paper presents observations of the currently surging glacier Skobreen, in southern Spitsbergen. The study is based on examinations of new and archival photographs and maps. Skobreen, an 18 km2 valley glacier terminating into the lower part of the glacier Paulabreen, has not been registered previously as a surging glacier. Skobreen experienced a build-up in its upper part, while there has been a lowering of the surface in the terminal region. Photographs from 1990 show incipient crevassing in the upper part. Photographs from 2003 show a slight advance of the terminus and marginal crevassing, indicating an initiation period of about 15 years for a surge of this glacier. In June 2005 transverse crevassing appeared in the upper part of the glacier, while the middle section moved as a block with strong shear margins and a pronounced drawdown of the ice surface. No traces of a surge front could be seen in the crevasse pattern. However, the crevasse pattern indicates an initiation area in the transition zone between the transverse crevassing in the upper part and the block of ice in the middle region.
Starting Page	115
Ending Page	122
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
ISSN	17518369
DOI	10.3402/polar.v25i2.6241
Journal	Polar Research
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	2
Language	English
Publisher	Routledge
Publisher Date	2016-12-16
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	1900/1901 Environmental Chemistry Environmental Science Oceanography

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