Permafrost is a key element of the cryosphere and an essential climate variable in the
Global Climate Observing System. There is no remote-sensing method available to reliably …

Climate change is expected to increase regional and global air temperatures and
significantly alter precipitation regimes. These projected changes in meteorological …

The melting of glaciers and ice caps accounts for about one-third of current sea-level rise,–,
exceeding the mass loss from the more voluminous Greenland or Antarctic Ice Sheets,. The …

This report was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency in order to provide
basic information for use in climate change adaptation in Svalbard. It includes descriptions …

One predicted consequence of global warming is an increased frequency of extreme
weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, or heavy rainfalls. In parts of the Arctic …

Nordenskiöld Land in Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard is characterized as a high latitude, high
relief periglacial landscape with permafrost occurring both in mountains and lowlands …

Arctic winters have become increasingly warmer and rainier. Where permafrost prevails,
winter rain (or rain-on-snow) is known to occasionally cause extensive ice layers at the …

Measurements of environmental variables are often used to validate and calibrate physically-
based models. Depending on their application, the models are used at different scales …

In this study, we present field measurements and numerical process modeling from western
Svalbard showing that the ground surface temperature below the snow is impacted by …

Fan-shaped landforms occur in all climatic regions on Earth. They have been extensively
studied in many of these regions, but there are few studies on fans in periglacial, Arctic and …