Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4241-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4241-2026
Data description article
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22 Jun 2026
Data description article |  | 22 Jun 2026

Ice thickness and subglacial topography of Swedish reference glaciers revealed by radio-echo sounding

Zhuo Wang, Neil Ross, Thomas Frank, Jamie Barnett, Ilaria Santin, Martin Houssais, Johanna Dahlkvist, and Nina Kirchner

Data sets

Ice thickness and bed topography for Moarhmmáglaciären, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-marma-res-3

Ice thickness and bed topography for Storglaciären, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-storglaciaren-res-3

Ice thickness and bed topography for Rabots glaciär, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-rabot-res-3

Ice thickness and bed topography for Rivgojiehkki, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-rivgojiehkki-res-3

Raw and processed radio-echo sounding data for Moarhmmáglaciären, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-marma-res-survey-2

Raw and processed radio-echo sounding data for Storglaciären, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-storglaciaren-res-survey-2

Raw and processed radio-echo sounding data for Rabots glaciär, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-rabot-res-survey-2

Raw and processed radio-echo sounding data for Rivgojiehkki, northern Sweden Zhuo Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.17043/tarfala-rivgojiehkki-res-survey-2

Model code and software

Code associated with the manuscript "Ice thickness and subglacial topography of Swedish reference glaciers revealed by radio-echo sounding". Zhuo Wang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18001737

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Short summary
Under global warming, Sweden's remaining glaciers are shrinking rapidly, and all four Swedish reference glaciers (Mårmaglaciären, Storglaciären, Rabots glaciär, and Riukojietna) may disappear within this century. To better project their future evolution, we measured the ice thickness of the four glaciers using radio-echo sounding and mapped the bed topography beneath the ice. These maps provide essential insights into future landscapes, ecosystems, and policymaking.
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