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Snow cover – Hornsund glaciers dataset
Snow depth data series contain records obtained by high frequency GPR on selected glaciers of Hornsund area (S Svalbard) since 2008. Currently the largest collection regards... -
Timelapse photography of calving front of Hans Glacier (Spitsbergen) dataset
Since 2010, continuous monitoring of the front zone of the Hansa Glacier with the use of Canon Eos 1000D photo cameras has been carried out (timelapse). Pictures in different... -
Thermal structure of S Spitsbergen glaciers dataset
Thermal structure of selected S Spitsbergen glaciers was derived from ground based radio-echo sounding (RES). The division between cold and temperate ice layers is based on... -
SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, WERENSKIOLDBREEN, SPITSBERGEN dataset
• Data set of daily suspended sediment transport from the Breelva (glacier river), which drains the Werenskioldbreen (Southwestern Spitsbergen), for the period 2007–2012... -
Snow depth measurements using ground penetrating radar (GPR) - Spitsbergen dataset
Dataset contains results of GPR survey performed with 800 MHz antennas for snow depth calculation. Fieldwork has been done during peak of accumulation, along repeated profiles... -
Shallow snow cores for snowpack bulk density - Spitsbergen dataset
Dataset contains snowpack density derived from shallow snow cores. Fieldwork has been done during peak of accumulation on several glaciers in the region of Hornsund, Svalbard:... -
Seasonal surface elevation changes - Werenskioldbreen, Hansbreen dataset
Dataset contains surface elevation along spring GPR profiles performed on Hansbreen and Werenskioldbreen. Fieldwork has been done with dGPS device in kinematic mode at the end... -
Seasonal fluctuations of tidewater glaciers in Hornsund dataset
The positions of the glacier termini in Hornsund are derived with very high frequency in the period 1991–2018. Over 230 multispectral and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data... -
SAR data for Svalbard dataset
Radar satellite (SAR) images for Hornsund: ERS-1, ERS-2, ENVISAT, ALOS Palsar, TerraSAR-X, TandemX-1, acquired between 1992 and 2014. 210 archival SAR data were provided at the... -
Physical features of the snowpack - Spitsbergen dataset
Dataset contains detailed measurements of physical features of seasonal snow cover, according to International Classification of Seasonal Snow on the Ground (Fierz et al. 2009).... -
Orthophoto Images from VHRS – Hansbreen, Werenskioldbreen and Hornbreen dataset
High resolution orthophoto images from Geoeye, WorldView-2 and Pléaides processed in OrthoEngine module of PCI Geomatica. Data format: grid, UTM 33X / EGM 2008. Spatial... -
Mapping drainage system of polythermal glaciers - Werenskioldbreen, Hansbreen dataset
Dataset contains location of glacial shafts (moulins) on two polythermal glaciers: Werenskioldbreen and Hansbreen. Fieldwork has been done with GPS device at the end of ablation... -
Front velocities of Hansbreen dataset
Glacier velocities are derived from the displacements of stakes installed close to the front of Hansbreen. Measurements of stakes position were conducted in 2008-2009,... -
Evolution of thermal conditions within snowpack during melting season - Hansb... dataset
Dataset contains evolution of the snow temperature within seasonal snowpack on Hansbreen. Fieldwork has been performed with several thermistors located at different levels (from... -
DISCHARGE, RUNOFF FROM WERENSKIOLDBREEN, SPITSBERGEN dataset
• Discharge measurements were conducted from May/June/July to September/October in the years 2007–2012. Direct observation periods were 62, 51, 61, 40, 121, and 35 days in the... -
Digital elevation models from VHRS – Hansbreen, Werenskioldbreen and Hornbreen dataset
DEMs from WorldView-2 and Pléaides were extracted using the Rational Function Model (RFM). To improve images orientation, one ground control points (GCPs) was used for each... -
Bathymetry of Hornsund dataset
Bathymetry at the front of tidewater glaciers derived from different sources. Bathymetry data in Hansbukta and Burgerbukta have been collected by the Norwegian Hydrographic...