Mass Balance of 14 Icelandic Glaciers, 1945–2017: Spatial Variations and Links With Climate

• Published in: Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Belart, Joaquín M. C., Magnússon, Eyjólfur, Berthier, Etienne, Gunnlaugsson, Ágúst Þ., Pálsson, Finnur, Aðalgeirsdóttir, Guðfinna, Jóhannesson, Tómas, Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn, Björnsson, Helgi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 03.06.2020; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; glacier–climate relationship; Glaciology; historical aerial photographs; Iceland; mass-balance sensitivity; region-wide mass balance; remote sensing; Sciences of the Universe; glacier-climate relationship; remote sensing; mass-balance sensitivity; historical aerial photographs; region-wide mass balance; Iceland

To date, most mass balance studies in Iceland have concentrated on the three largest ice caps. This study turns the focus toward smaller Icelandic glaciers, presenting geodetic mass-balance estimates for 14 of them (total area 1,005 km2 in 2017) from 1945 to 2017, in decadal time spans. These glacie...