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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2491-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2491-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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01 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 01 Jun 2021
| 01 Jun 2021
Surface temperatures and their influence on the permafrost thermal regime in high-Arctic rock walls on Svalbard
Juditha Undine Schmidt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0316, Norway
Bernd Etzelmüller
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0316, Norway
Thomas Vikhamar Schuler
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0316, Norway
Florence Magnin
EDYTEM Lab, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Le Bourget-du-Lac CEDEX, 73376, France
Julia Boike
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Moritz Langer
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Sebastian Westermann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0316, Norway
Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0316, Norway
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- Acceleration of coastal-retreat rates for high-Arctic rock cliffs on Brøggerhalvøya, Svalbard, over the past decade J. Aga et al. 10.5194/esurf-12-1049-2024
- Meltwater runoff and glacier mass balance in the high Arctic: 1991–2022 simulations for Svalbard L. Schmidt et al. 10.5194/tc-17-2941-2023
- The CryoGrid community model (version 1.0) – a multi-physics toolbox for climate-driven simulations in the terrestrial cryosphere S. Westermann et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-2607-2023
- Post-Little Ice Age rock wall permafrost evolution in Norway J. Czekirda et al. 10.5194/tc-17-2725-2023
- Simulating ice segregation and thaw consolidation in permafrost environments with the CryoGrid community model J. Aga et al. 10.5194/tc-17-4179-2023
- Warming-induced destabilization of polar coastal rock cliffs and the role of thermokarst: A case study of Forkastningsfjellet on Svalbard D. Kuhn et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178807
- Estimating surface water availability in high mountain rock slopes using a numerical energy balance model M. Ben-Asher et al. 10.5194/esurf-11-899-2023
- Modelling present and future rock wall permafrost distribution in the Sisimiut mountain area, West Greenland M. Marcer et al. 10.5194/tc-18-1753-2024
- Spatial and temporal patterns of near‐surface ground temperature in the Arctic mountain catchment M. Kasprzak & M. Szymanowski 10.1002/ldr.4841
- Predisposing, triggering and runout processes at a permafrost‐affected rock avalanche site in the French Alps (Étache, June 2020) M. Cathala et al. 10.1002/esp.5881
- Simulating the effect of subsurface drainage on the thermal regime and ground ice in blocky terrain in Norway C. Renette et al. 10.5194/esurf-11-33-2023
Latest update: 28 Mar 2025
Short summary
This study presents rock surface temperatures (RSTs) of steep high-Arctic rock walls on Svalbard from 2016 to 2020. The field data show that coastal cliffs are characterized by warmer RSTs than inland locations during winter seasons. By running model simulations, we analyze factors leading to that effect, calculate the surface energy balance and simulate different future scenarios. Both field data and model results can contribute to a further understanding of RST in high-Arctic rock walls.
This study presents rock surface temperatures (RSTs) of steep high-Arctic rock walls on Svalbard...
