Surface speed and frontal ablation of Kronebreen and Kongsbreen, NW Svalbard, from SAR offset tracking

Schellenberger, T.; Dunse, T.; Kääb, A.; Kohler, J.; Reijmer, C. H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2339-2015

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15 Dec 2015

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| 15 Dec 2015

Surface speed and frontal ablation of Kronebreen and Kongsbreen, NW Svalbard, from SAR offset tracking

T. Schellenberger, T. Dunse, A. Kääb, J. Kohler, and C. H. Reijmer

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RC C3220: 'Surface speed and frontal ablation of Kronebreen and Kongsbreen, NW-Svalbard, from SAR offset tracking', Suzanne Bevan, 23 Mar 2015
RC C3244: 'Review of Surface speed and frontal ablation of Kronebreen and Kongsbreen, NW-Svalbard, from SAR offset tracking', Ellyn Enderlin, 04 Apr 2015
AC C3303: 'Final response to both referees', T. Schellenberger, 26 Nov 2015

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ED: Publish as is (27 Nov 2015) by Steffen M. Noe

AR by T. Schellenberger on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2015)

Short summary

Kronebreen and Kongsbreen are among the fastest flowing glaciers on Svalbard, and surface speeds reached up to 3.2m d-1 at Kronebreen in summer 2013 and 2.7m d-1 at Kongsbreen in late autumn 2012 as retrieved from SAR satellite data. Both glaciers retreated significantly during the observation period, Kongsbreen up to 1800m or 2.5km2 and Kronebreen up to 850m or 2.8km2. Both glaciers are important contributors to the total dynamic mass loss from the Svalbard archipelago.