Glacier decay boosts the formation of new Arctic coastal environments—Perspectives from Svalbard

J Kavan, MC Strzelecki - Land Degradation & Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The consequences of accelerating climatic warming on Arctic landscape evolution are far‐
reaching. In Svalbard, glaciers are rapidly retreating after the Little Ice Age, which leads to …

Progress in Arctic Coastal Geomorphological Research in Times of Rapid Climate Warming

Z Owczarek, Z Stachowska-Kamińska… - Quaestiones …, 2024 - sciendo.com
OWCZAREK Z., STACHOWSKA-KAMIŃSKA Z., KOSTRZEWA O., SZCZYPIŃSKA M., 2024.
Progress in Arctic coastal geomorphological research in times of rapid climate warming …

Capturing the transition from marine to land-terminating glacier from the 126-year retreat history of Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard

J Kavan, P Luláková, J Małecki… - Journal of Glaciology, 2023 - cambridge.org
Svalbard has experienced a dramatic increase in air temperature and glacier retreat since
the end of the Little Ice Age. In many cases, this retreat has resulted in glaciers transitioning …

Coastal landscape degradation and disappearance of Davislaguna Lake, Sørkappland, Svalbard, 1900–2021

W Ziaja, K Ostafin, W Maciejowski… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The paper describes the transformation of the coastal landscape near former Davislaguna
Lake, SE Spitsbergen. It is a comparative study which outlines the changing state of the area …

Proglacial lake evolution coincident with glacier dynamics in the frontal zone of Kvíárjökull, South‐East Iceland

J Kavan, R Stuchlík, JL Carrivick… - Earth Surface …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The termini of Icelandic glaciers are highly dynamic environments. Pronounced changes in
frontal ablation in recent years have consequently changed ice dynamics. In this study, we …

The response of tidewater glacier termini positions in Hornsund (Svalbard) to climate forcing, 1992–2020

M Błaszczyk, M Moskalik, M Grabiec… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many Arctic marine‐terminating glaciers have undergone rapid retreats in recent decades.
Seasonal and year‐to‐year variations in terminus position act on all tidewater glaciers, but …

Snow Cover Temporal Dynamic Using MODIS Product, and Its Relationship with Precipitation and Temperature in the Tropical Andean Glaciers in the Alto Santa Sub …

E Calizaya, W Laqui, S Sardón, F Calizaya, O Cuentas… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The retreats of the planet's tropical glaciers are natural indicators of the variation of
precipitation, temperature, and other variables. The glaciers of the Alto Santa sub-basin are …

Quantifying Changes in Extent and Velocity of the Hornbreen/Hambergbreen Glacial System (SW, Spitsbergen) Based on Timeseries of Multispectral Satellite Imagery

D Saferna, M Błaszczyk, M Grabiec, B Gądek - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the Hornsund region in Svalbard, where the temperature has risen by
1.14° C per decade, six times faster than the global average. The accelerating temperature …

Status of Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Applications in Svalbard

SD Jawak, V Pohjola, A Kääb, BN Andersen… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Remarkable developments in the fields of earth observation (EO) satellites and remote
sensing (RS) technology over the past four decades have substantially contributed to …

[PDF][PDF] Forty years of warming: Environmental change in marine coastal habitats on Svalbard between 1981 and 2022

JM Węsławski, JA Urbański - Polish Polar Research, 2024 - journals.pan.pl
Temperature rise together with resultant ice cover retreat in Svalbard, changes in hydrology
and geomorphology of fjords and coastal waters is presented as forming force for the marine …