Articles | Volume 15, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3869-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3869-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Unlocking archival maps of the Hornsund fjord area for monitoring glaciers of the Sørkapp Land peninsula, Svalbard
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO PAS), Warsaw, Poland
Michał Pętlicki
Faculty of Geography and Geology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Department of Geography, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Related authors
No articles found.
Tianle Luo, Yi Cai, Songtao Ai, Fangjie Liu, and Michal Pętlicki
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6294, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6294, 2026
This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Ocean Science (OS).
Short summary
Short summary
The Gulf Stream carries warm water northward and affects climate. Scientists disagree about whether it is weakening. Using Argo floats from 2003 to 2024, we separated the fast core from the slower surrounding water across the current's width. The core remained stable, while the surrounding water weakened before 2017 and recovered afterward, changing the core's share of transport. This shows the current is not changing uniformly, explaining why studies report different trends.
Małgorzata Błaszczyk, Bartłomiej Luks, Michał Pętlicki, Dariusz Puczko, Dariusz Ignatiuk, Michał Laska, Jacek Jania, and Piotr Głowacki
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 16, 1847–1860, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1847-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1847-2024, 2024
Short summary
Short summary
Understanding the glacier response to accelerated climate warming in the Arctic requires data obtained in the field. Here, we present a dataset of velocity measurements of Hansbreen, a tidewater glacier in Svalbard. The glacier's velocity was measured with GPS at 16 stakes mounted on the glacier's surface. The measurements were conducted from about 1 week to about 1 month. The dataset offers unique material for validating numerical models of glacier dynamics and satellite-derived products.
Felicity A. Holmes, Eef van Dongen, Riko Noormets, Michał Pętlicki, and Nina Kirchner
The Cryosphere, 17, 1853–1872, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1853-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1853-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
Glaciers which end in bodies of water can lose mass through melting below the waterline, as well as by the breaking off of icebergs. We use a numerical model to simulate the breaking off of icebergs at Kronebreen, a glacier in Svalbard, and find that both melting below the waterline and tides are important for iceberg production. In addition, we compare the modelled glacier front to observations and show that melting below the waterline can lead to undercuts of up to around 25 m.
Michał Pętlicki, Andrés Rivera, Jonathan Oberreuter, José Uribe, Johannes Reinthaler, and Francisca Bown
The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2023-10, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2023-10, 2023
Manuscript not accepted for further review
Short summary
Short summary
The terminus of San Quintín glacier, the largest of the Northern Patagonia Icefield in southern Chile, is rapidly disintegrating with large tabular icebergs into a proglacial lake left behind by this retreating glacier. We show that the ongoing retreat is caused by recent detachment of a floating terminus from the glacier bed. This process may lead to the disappearance of the last existing piedmont lobe in Patagonia, and one of the few remaining glaciers of this type in the world.
Cited articles
Andreassen, L. M., Elvehøy, H., Kjøllmoen, B., and Belart, J. M.: Glacier change in Norway since the 1960s–an overview of mass balance, area, length and surface elevation changes, J. Glaciol., 66, 313–328, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.10, 2020. a, b
Bhambri, R., Bolch, T., Chaujar, R. K., and Kulshreshtha, S. C.: Glacier changes in the Garhwal Himalaya, India, from 1968 to 2006 based on remote sensing, J. Glaciol., 57, 543–556, https://doi.org/10.3189/002214311796905604, 2011. a
Bhattacharya, A., Bolch, T., Mukherjee, K., King, O., Menounos, B., Kapitsa, V., Neckel, N., Yang, W., and Yao, T.: High Mountain Asian glacier response to climate revealed by multi-temporal satellite observations since the 1960s, Nat. Commun., 12, 4133, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24180-y, 2021. a
Błaszczyk, M., Jania, J. A., and Hagen, J. O.: Tidewater glaciers of Svalbard: Recent changes and estimates of calving fluxes, Pol. Polar Res., 30, 85–142, 2009. a
Collao-Barrios, G., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Favier, V., Casassa, G., Berthier, E., Dussaillant, I., Mauginot, J., and Rignot, E.: Ice flow modelling to constrain the surface mass balance and ice discharge of San Rafael Glacier, Northern Patagonia Icefield, J. Glaciol., 64, 568–582, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.46, 2018. a
De Geer, G.: Plan öfver det svensk-ryska gradmätningsnätet på Spetsbergen efter nyaste sammanstäld Maj 1900 1:1000000, Mesure D’un Arc de Méridien au Spitzberg, Entr. en 1899–1902, Description Topographique de la Région Exploré, Géologie, Aktiebolaget Centraltryckeriet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1923. a
Dowdeswell, J., Hodgkins, R., Nuttall, A. M., Hagen, J. O., and Hamilton, G. S.: Mass balance change as a control on the frequency and occurrence of glacier surges in Svalbard, Norwegian High Arctic, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2909–2912, https://doi.org/10.1029/95GL02821, 1995. a, b, c
Dudek, J., Współczesne przemiany krajobrazu półwyspu Sørkapp Land (Spitsbergen) pod wpływem recesji lodowców na podstawie danych teledetekcyjnych, Ph.D. thesis, Jagiellonian University, Poland, 294 pp., https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/77309 (last access: 2 February 2021), 2019 [in Polish].
Dudek, J. and Pętlicki, M.: Topography of the north-western Sørkapp Land (Svalbard) in the year 1961, Zenodo [data set], https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4573129, 2021. a
Dzierżek, J., Lindner, L., Marks, L., Nitychoruk, J., and Szczęsny, R.: Application of remote sensing to topographic maps of polar areas, Pol. Polar Res., 12, 149–160, 1991. a
Eckerstorfer, M., and Christiansen, H.: The High Arctic maritime snow climate in Central Svalbard, Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res., 43, 11–21, https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-43.1.11, 2011. a
Farnsworth, W. R., Ingólfsson, Ó., Retelle, M., and Schomacker, A.: Over 400 previously undocumented Svalbard surge-type glaciers identified, Geomorphology, 264, 52–60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.03.025, 2016. a, b
Finsterwalder, R.: Photogrammetry and glacier research with special reference to glacier retreat in the eastern Alps, J. Glaciol., 2, 306–315, 1954. a
Førland E. J., Benestad R., Hanssen-Bauer I., Haugen J. E., and Skaugen T. E.: Temperature and precipitation development at Svalbard 1900–2100, Adv. Meteorol., 2011, 893790, https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/893790, 2011. a, b
Fürst, J. J., Navarro, F., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Huss, M., Moholdt, G., Fettweis, X., Lang, C., Seehaus, T., Ai, S., Benham, T. J., Benn, D. I., Björnsson, H., Dowdeswell, J. A., Grabiec, M., Kohler, J., Lavrentiev, I., Lindbäck, K., Melvold, K., Pettersson, R., Rippin, D., Saintenoy, A., Sánchez-Gámez, P., Schuler, T. V., Sevestre, H., Vasilenko, E., and Braun, M. H.: The ice-free topography of Svalbard, Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 21, 11760–11769, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079734, 2018. a, b
Geyman, E. C., van Pelt W. J. J., Maloof, A. C., Aas, H. F., and Kohler, J.: Historical glacier change on Svalbard predicts doubling of mass loss by 2100, Nature, 601, 374–379, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04314-4, 2022. a, b, c, d
Girod, L., Nielsen, N. I., Couderette, F., Nuth, C., and Kääb, A.: Precise DEM extraction from Svalbard using 1936 high oblique imagery, Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 7, 277–288, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-277-2018, 2018. a, b
Grabiec M., Ignatiuk I., Jania J. A., Moskalik M., Głowacki P., Błaszczyk M., Budzik T., and Walczowski W.: Coast formation in an Arctic area due to glacier surge and retreat: The Hornbreen-Hambergbreen case from Spistbergen, Earth Surf. Proc. Land., 43, 387–400, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4251, 2017. a, b
Hagen, J. O. and Liestøl, O.: Long term glacier mass balance investigations in Svalbard 1950–1988, Ann. Glaciol., 14, 102–106, https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500008351, 1990. a
Hoel, A.: The Norwegian Svalbard Expeditions 1906–1926, Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet, 1, Oslo, https://brage.npolar.no/npolar-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/173618/Skrifter001.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (last access: 29 August 2023), 1929. a
Holmlund, E.: Aldegondabreen glacier change since 1910 from structure-from-motion photogrammetry of archived terrestrial and aerial photographs: Utility of a historic archive to obtain century-scale Svalbard glacier mass losses, J. Glaciol., 67, 107–116, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.89, 2021. a, b
Isachsen, G., Hoel, A., Resvoll Holmsen, H., and Schetelig, J.: Exploration du Nord-Ouest du Spitsberg entreprise sous les auspices de S. A. S. le Prince de Monaco par la Mission Isachsen, I. Récit de voyage, II. Description du champ d'opération, III. Géologie, IV. Les Formations Primitives, 5, Impr. de Monaco, 1912–1914. a
Isaksen, K., Nordli, Ø., Førland, E. J., Łupikasza, E., Eastwood, S., and Niedźwiedź, T.: Recent warming on Spitsbergen-Influence of atmospheric circulation and sea ice cover, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 121, 1–19, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025606, 2016. a, b
Jacob, T., Wahr, J., Pfeffer, W. T., and Swenson, S.: Recent contributions of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise, Nature, 482, 514–518, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10847, 2012. a
James, T. D., Murray, T., Barrand, N. E., Sykes, H. J., Fox, A. J., and King, M. A.: Observations of enhanced thinning in the upper reaches of Svalbard glaciers, The Cryosphere, 6, 1369–1381, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1369-2012, 2012. a
Jania, J. A.: Pomiary ablacji lodowca Nordfall jako element do bilansu masy i energii, Dokumentacja prac w problemie MR. II. 16. B, Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 4, 1979. a
Jania, J. A.: Debris forms and processes in Gåsdalen region in photogrammetric investigations and repeated terrestrial photograms, Results of Investigations of the Polish Scientific Spitsbergen Expeditions,
Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis, 4, 96–114, 1982. a
Jania, J. A.: Dynamiczne procesy glacjalne na południowym Spitsbergenie (w świetle badań fotointerpretacyjnych i fotogrametrycznych), Dynamic Glacial Processes in south Spitsbergen [in the Light of Photointerpretation and Photogrammetric Research], Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach, 258 pp., ISSN 0208-6336, 1988a. a, b, c, d, e
Jania, J. A., Kolondra, L., and Aas, H. F.: Orthophotomap 1:25000, Werenskioldbreen and surrounding area, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Silesia and Norsk Polarinstitutt, Sosnowiec and Tromsø, 2002.
Jania, J. A. and Szczypek, T.: Kartowanie geomorfologiczne otoczenia fiordu Hornsund na podstawie interpretacji zdjęć lotniczych, Fotointerpretacja w Geografii, 9, 108–128, 1987. a
Jiskoot, H., Murray, T., and Boyle, P.: Controls on the distribution of surge-type glaciers in Svalbard, J. Glaciol., 46, 412–422, https://doi.org/10.3189/172756500781833115, 2000. a, b
Knight, P. G.: Glacier Science and Environmental Change, Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, 527 pp., https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470750636, 2006. a
Kolondra, L.: Mapa 1:5000, Wurmbrandegga – fragment wsch. stoku pasma, District Geodetic and Cartographic Enterprise, Katowice, 1979. a
Kolondra, L.: Mapa 1:5000, Tsjebysjovfiellet – fragment zach. stoku pasma. District Geodetic and Cartographic Enterprise, Katowice, 1980. a
Kolondra, L.: Prace i dorobek polskich fotogrametrów w Arktyce (1934–2000), Archiwum Fotogrametrii, Kartografii i Teledetekcji, 10, 1–14, ISBN 83-906804-4-0, 2000. a
Kolondra, L.: Problemy fotogrametrycznego pozyskiwania danych w badaniach glacjologicznych – studium metodyczne na przykładzie Spitsbergenu. Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, 166 pp. + 3 maps, 2002. a
Kolondra, L.: Photogrammetry the Authentic Source of Data For Spitsbergen Glaciological Research, Geoinformatica Polonica, Works of the Geoinformatics Commission of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cracow, 7, 45–73, ISSN 1642-2511, 2005. a
Kosiba, A.: Some results of glaciological investigations in SW-Spitsbergen carried out during the Polish I.G.Y. Spitsbergen Expeditions in 1957, 1958 and 1959, Scientific Papers of University of Wrocław, B Series, 4, 30 pp., 1960. a
Lipert, C.: Prace geodezyjne w 50-leciu polskich wypraw polarnych, Sigma, Warszawa, Poland, 57 pp., 1962. a
Małecki, J.: Elevation and volume changes of seven Dickson Land glaciers. Svalbard, 1960–1990–2009, Polar Res., 32, 18400, https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.18400, 2013. a, b
Mannerfelt, E. S., Dehecq, A., Hugonnet, R., Hodel, E., Huss, M., Bauder, A., and Farinotti, D.: Halving of Swiss glacier volume since 1931 observed from terrestrial image photogrammetry, The Cryosphere, 16, 3249–3268, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3249-2022, 2022. a
Marcinkiewicz, A.: Die zahlenmassige Erfassung des Gletscherriickganges wàhrendder Periode 1936–1958 am zwei Westspitzbergen Gletschern, [in:] Bulletin de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences, Série des Scienes Géologiques et Geographiques, 9, 233–237 + map, ISSN 0366-2497, 1961. a
Martín-Moreno, R., Allende Álvarez, F., and Hagen, J. O.: “Little Ice Age'’ glacier extent and subsequent retreat in Svalbard archipelago, Holocene, 27, 1–12, https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683617693904, 2017. a, b
Maurer, J. and Rupper, S.: Tapping into the Hexagon spy imagery database: A new automated pipeline for geomorphic change detection, ISPRS J. Photogramm., 108, 113–127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2015.06.008, 2015. a
Maurer, J. M., Schaefer, J. M., Rupper, S., and Corley, A.: Acceleration of ice loss across the Himalayas over the past 40 years, Sci. Adv. 5, eaav7266, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav7266, 2019. a
McNabb, R., Nuth, C., Kääb, A., and Girod, L.: Sensitivity of glacier volume change estimation to DEM void interpolation, The Cryosphere, 13, 895–910, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-895-2019, 2019. a
Mertes, J. R., Gulley, J. D., Benn, D. I., Thompson, S. S., and Nicholson, L. I.: Using structure‐from‐motion to create glacier DEMs and orthoimagery from historical terrestrial and oblique aerial imagery, Earth Surf. Proc. Land., 42, 2350–2364, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4188, 2017. a
Midgley, N. G. and Tonkin, T. N.: Reconstruction of former glacier surface topography from archive oblique aerial images, Geomorphology, 282, 18–26, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.008, 2017. a
Morris, A., Moholdt, G., and Gray, L.: Spread of Svalbard Glacier Mass Loss to Barents Sea Margins Revealed by CryoSat-2, J. Geophys. Res.-Earth, 125, e2019JF005357, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005357, 2020. a
Nathorst, A. G.: Swedish explorations in Spitzbergen 1758–1908, Ymer (Stockholm), Sweden, 29 pp., 1909. a
Noël, B., Jakobs, C. L., van Pelt, W. J. J., Lhermitte, S., Wouters, B., Kohler, J., Hagen, J. O., Luks, B., Reijmer, C. H., van de Berg, W. J., and van den Broeke, M. R.: Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability, Nat. Commun., 11, 4597, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18356-1, 2020. a
Noormets, R. Flink, A., and Kirchner, N.: Glacial dynamics and deglaciation history of Hambergbukta reconstructed from submarine landforms and sediment cores, SE Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Boreas, 50, 29–50, https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12488, 2020. a, b, c
Nordli, Ø., Przybylak, R., Ogilvie, A., and Isaksen, K.: Long-term temperature trends and variability on Spitsbergen: The extended Svalbard Airport temperature series, 1898–2012, Polar Res., 33, 21349, https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.21349, 2014. a
Nordli, Ø., Wyszyński P., Gjelten H. M., Isaksen K., Łupikasza E., Niedźwiedź T., and Przybylak R.: Revisiting the extended Svalbard Airport monthly temperature series, and the compiled corresponding daily series 1898–2018, Polar Res., 39, 3614, https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v39.3614, 2020. a
Norwegian Polar Institute: Topografisk kart over Svalbard 1:100 000, C13. Sørkapp, Oslo, Norsk Polarinstitutt, 1948. a
Norwegian Polar Institute: Topographic map of Svalbard 1:100 000, C13. Sørkapp Land, Oslo, Norsk Polarinstitutt, 2007. a
Norwegian Polar Institute: Map archive [data set], Norwegian Polar Institute, https://doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2015.cf9a9474, 2015.
Nuth, C., Kohler, J., Aas, H. F., Brandt, O., and Hagen, J. O.: Glacier geometry and elevation changes on Svalbard (1936–90): a baseline dataset, Ann. Glaciol., 46, 106–116, https://doi.org/10.3189/172756407782871440, 2007. a, b, c, d
Nuth, C., Moholdt, G., Kohler, J., Hagen, J. O., and Kääb, A.: Svalbard glacier elevation changes and contribution to sea level rise, J. Geophys. Res., 115, F01008, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JF001223, 2010. a, b, c
Oerlemans, J.: A flowline model for Nigardsbreen, Norway: projection of future glacier length based on dynamic calibration with the historic record, Ann. Glaciol., 24, 382–389, https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500012489, 1997. a
Osuch M. and Wawrzyniak T.: Inter- and intra-annual changes in air temperature and precipitation in western Spitsbergen, Int. J. Climatol., 37, 3082–3097, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4901, 2017. a
Pälli, A., Moore, J., Jania, J. A., and Głowacki, P.: Glacier changes in southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, 1901–2000, Ann. Glaciol., 37, 219–225, https://doi.org/10.3189/172756403781815573, 2003. a, b
Schöner, M. and Schöner, W.: Photogrammetrische und glaziologische Untersuchungen am Gåsbre (Ergebnisse der Spitzbergenexpedition 1991), Geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen, Schriftenreihe der Studienrichtung Vermessungswesen der Technischen Universität Wien, Austria, 42, 120 pp. + 2 maps, ISSN 1811-8380, 1996. a, b, c, d, e
Schöner, M. and Schöner, W.: Effects of glacier retreat on the outburst of Goësvatnet, southwest Spitsbergen, Svalbard, J. Glaciol., 43, 276–282, https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000003221, 1997. a, b, c, d
Schuler, T. V., Kohler, J., Elagina, N., Hagen, J. O. M., Hodson, A. J., Jania, J. A., Käbb, A. M., Luks, Bartlomiej, Malecki, J., Moholdt, G., Pohjola, V. A., Sobota, I., and Van Pelt, W. J. J.: Reconciling Svalbard glacier mass balance, Front. Earth Sci., 8, 156, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00156, 2020. a, b, c, d
Sharov, A. I.: Exegesis of interferometric and altimetric observations in South Spitsbergen, The mass budget of Arctic Glaciers, edited by: Oerlemans, H., 88–93, Utrecht: IASC, IMAU, 2006. a
Sharov, A. I. and Osokin, S. A.: Controlled interferometric models of glacier changes in south Svalbard, Proceedings of the Fringe 2005 Workshop, Frascati, Italy, 28 November–2 December 2005 (ESA SP-610), 1–8, 2006. a
Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Fischer, A., Helfricht, K., and Kuhn, M.: Long-term records of glacier surface velocities in the Ötztal Alps (Austria), Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 11, 705–715, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-11-705-2019, 2019. a
Sund, M., Eiken, T., Hagen, J. O., and Kääb, A.: Svalbard surge dynamics derived from geometric changes, Ann. Glaciol., 50, 50–60, https://doi.org/10.3189/172756409789624265, 2009. a, b, c, d
Surazakov, A. B. and Aizen, V. B.: Estimating volume change of mountain glaciers using SRTM and map-based topographic data, IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 44, 2991–2995, https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2006.875357, 2006. a
Szafraniec, J.: Deglaciation rate on southern and western Spitsbergen in the conditions of Arctic amplification, Pol. Polar Res., 39, 77–98, https://doi.org/10.24425/118739, 2018. a
Szafraniec, J.: Ice-Cliff Morphometry in Identifying the Surge Phenomenon of Tidewater Glaciers (Spitsbergen, Svalbard), Geosciences, 10, 328, https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10090328, 2020. a, b
Teng, J., Wang, F., and Liu, Y.: An Efficient Algorithm for Raster-to-Vector Data Conversion, Geogr. Inform. Sci., 14, 54–62, https://doi.org/10.1080/10824000809480639, 2008.
Tielidze, L. G.: Glacier change over the last century, Caucasus Mountains, Georgia, observed from old topographical maps, Landsat and ASTER satellite imagery, The Cryosphere, 10, 713–725, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-713-2016, 2016. a
van Pelt, W., Pohjola, V., Pettersson, R., Marchenko, S., Kohler, J., Luks, B., Hagen, J. O., Schuler, T. V., Dunse, T., Noël, B., and Reijmer, C.: A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018), The Cryosphere, 13, 2259–2280, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2259-2019, 2019. a, b, c
Van Pelt, W. J. J., Schuler, T. V., Pohjola, V. A., and Pettersson, R.: Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble, J. Glaciol., 67, 485–499, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.2, 2021. a, b, c
Weber, P., Andreassen, L. M., Boston, C. M., Lovell, H., and Kvarteig, S.: An 1899 glacier inventory for Nordland, northern Norway, produced from historical maps, J. Glaciol., 66, 259–277, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.3, 2020. a
WGMS: Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 3 (2016–2017), edited by: Zemp, M., Gärtner-Roer, I., Nussbaumer, S. U., Bannwart, J., Rastner, P., Paul, F., and Hoelzle, M., ISC(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland, 274 pp., https://doi.org/10.5904/wgms-fog-2019-12, 2020. a
Zagrajski, S. and Zawadzki, A.: Polska Wyprawa na Spitsbergen 1934, Prace geodezyjne i kartograficzne, Military Geographical Institute, Library of the Topographic Service, Warsaw, 16, 102 pp. + 2 maps 1:50 000, 1936. a
Zekollari, H., Huss, M., and Farinotti, D.: On the Imbalance and Response Time of Glaciers in the European Alps, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2019GL085578, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085578, 2020 a
Ziaja, W.: Glacial Recession in Sørkappland and Central Nordenskiöldland, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, during the 20th century, Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res., 33, 36–41, https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2001.12003402, 2001. a
Ziaja, W., Maciejowski, W., and Ostafin, K.: Coastal Landscape Dynamics in NE Sørkapp Land (SE Spitsbergen), 1900–2005, Ambio, 38, 201–208, https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-38.4.201, 2009. a, b
Ziaja, W. and Ostafin, K.: Landscape-seascape dynamics in the isthmus between Sørkapp Land and the rest of Spitsbergen: Will a new big Arctic island form?, Ambio, 44, 332–342, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-014-0572-1, 2015. a, b, c
Żyszkowski, J.: Photogrammetric Surveys In the Hornsund Fiord Area Spitsbergen, carried out in 1973, Results of Investigations of the Polish Scientific Spitsbergen Expeditions, Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis, 4, 289–298, 1982. a
Short summary
In our research, we evaluate the potential of archival maps of Hornsund fjord area, southern Spitsbergen, published by the Polish Academy of Sciences for studying glacier changes. Our analysis concerning glaciers in the north-western part of the Sørkapp Land peninsula revealed that, in the period 1961–2010, a maximum lowering of their surface was about 100 m for the largest land-terminating glaciers and over 120 m for glaciers terminating in the ocean (above the line marking their 1984 extents).
In our research, we evaluate the potential of archival maps of Hornsund fjord area, southern...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint