Mass Balance of Two High Arctic Plateau Ice Caps
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- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 33 (113) , 123-128
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000005438
Abstract
Mass-balance measurements have been renewed on two small ice caps on north-eastern Ellesmere Island. Original stake networks were established in 1972 and 1976. Since then, both ice caps have experienced significant mass losses averaging –70 to –140 kg m−2a−1. They have also decreased in area. The equilibrium line in this area has averaged around 1150 m for the last decade or so. The ice caps are remnants of former climatic conditions and are out of equilibrium with contemporary climate.Keywords
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