GLACIER MASS BALANCE - CENTRAL SVALBARD

The project is focused on assessment of current mass balance of Bertil and Sven glaciers - both positioned in the area of Billefjorden, central Svalbard. These glaciological measurements will be coupled with runoff measurements as an easy proxy for estimation of summer glacier ablation. Detailed spatial and temporal measurements of ablation and runoff will be obtained and combined to get the unique picture of glacier catchment behavior. Interesting information on short-term high temporal resolution ablation processes will be obtained. These information will serve as a basis for improving performance of hydrological models as well.