Accelerating retreat and high-elevation thinning of  glaciers in central  Spitsbergen

Małecki, Jakub

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1317-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1317-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1317-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 3

Research article

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24 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 24 Jun 2016

Accelerating retreat and high-elevation thinning of glaciers in central Spitsbergen

Jakub Małecki

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RC C2512: 'Glaciology', P. Holmlund, 18 Dec 2015
- AC C2609: 'Reply to prof. Holmlund's review', Jakub Małecki, 31 Dec 2015
RC C3030: 'Review of “Strong ELA increase causes fast mass loss of glaciers in central Spitsbergen” by J. Małecki', Jack Kohler, 18 Feb 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jakub Małecki on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Apr 2016) by Jon Ove Hagen

RR by P. Holmlund (12 May 2016)

RR by Jack Kohler (27 May 2016)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (28 May 2016) by Jon Ove Hagen

AR by Jakub Małecki on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (13 Jun 2016) by Jon Ove Hagen

AR by Jakub Małecki on behalf of the Authors (13 Jun 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Svalbard is a major terrestrial ice repository in the Arctic. This paper characterizes response of glaciers in its central part (Dickson Land) to climate change. After the Little Ice Age termination (ca. 1900) all glaciers have been retreating with an accelerating trend. After 1990 they have been thinning also in their highest zones, so most of them may be expected to disappear. These negative changes are linked to increasing air temperature over the region and contribute to sea-level rise.