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High temporal resolution records of the velocity of Hansbreen, a tidewater glacier in Svalbard
Małgorzata Błaszczyk
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, 40-007, Poland
Bartłomiej Luks
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
Michał Pętlicki
Faculty of Geography and Geology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 30-387, Poland
Dariusz Puczko
Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
Dariusz Ignatiuk
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, 40-007, Poland
Michał Laska
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, 40-007, Poland
Jacek Jania
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, 40-007, Poland
Piotr Głowacki
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
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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.
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