Non-surface mass balance of glaciers in Iceland

Non-surface mass balance is non-negligible for glaciers in Iceland. Several Icelandic glaciers are in the neo-volcanic zone where a combination of geothermal activity, volcanic eruptions and geothermal heat flux much higher than the global average lead to basal melting close to 150 mm w.e. a−1 for t...

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Main Authors: Tómas Jóhannesson, Bolli Pálmason, Árni Hjartarson, Alexander H. Jarosch, Eyjólfur Magnússon, Joaquín M. C. Belart, Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143020000374/type/journal_article