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Rapidly changing subglacial hydrological pathways at a tidewater glacier revealed through simultaneous observations of water pressure, supraglacial lakes, meltwater plumes and surface velocities
Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Department of Arctic Geology, University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway
Douglas I. Benn
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St. Andrews, Fife, UK
Nicholas R. J. Hulton
Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Department of Arctic Geology, University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway
Bryn Hubbard
Centre for Glaciology, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
Adrian Luckman
Department of Geography, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Department of Arctic Geophysics, University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway
Heïdi Sevestre
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St. Andrews, Fife, UK
Ward J. J. van Pelt
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Katrin Lindbäck
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Jack Kohler
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Wim Boot
Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
This study provides valuable insight into subglacial hydrology and dynamics at tidewater glaciers, which remains a poorly understood area of glaciology. It is a unique study because of the wealth of information provided by simultaneous observations of glacier hydrology at Kronebreen, a tidewater glacier in Svalbard. All these elements build a strong conceptual picture of the glacier's hydrological regime over the 2014 melt season.
This study provides valuable insight into subglacial hydrology and dynamics at tidewater...