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Glacier Observations in North-West Spitsbergen

Malcolm Mellor

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Abstract Results of observations on several glaciers in the Kongsfjord area are described, and comments are made concerning accumulation and ablation, glacier flow and the variation of glacier fronts. The findings are compared with those of previous workers in this district and, in particular, with those of H. W. Ahlmann. A history of the fluctuation of several ice fronts during the present century has been compiled from various sources, and some observations dating back to 1837 are mentioned.

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Abstract Results of observations on several glaciers in the Kongsfjord area are described, and comments are made concerning accumulation and ablation, glacier flow and the variation of glacier fronts. The findings are compared with those of previous workers in this district and, in particular, with those of H. W. Ahlmann. A history of the fluctuation of several ice fronts during the present century has been compiled from various sources, and some observations dating back to 1837 are mentioned.

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Abstract Results of observations on several glaciers in the Kongsfjord area are described, and comments are made concerning accumulation and ablation, glacier flow and the variation of glacier fronts. The findings are compared with those of previous workers in this district and, in particular, with those of H. W. Ahlmann. A history of the fluctuation of several ice fronts during the present century has been compiled from various sources, and some observations dating back to 1837 are mentioned.

Key concepts: Geology, Glacier, Glacier mass balance, Glacier morphology, Physical geography, Tidewater glacier cycle, Glacier ice accumulation, Ice stream

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