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June 20, 2019

Arnesenbreen, Svalbard Retreat, Separation and Surge

Arnesenbreen (A) and Bereznikovbreen (B) in 1990 and 2018 Landsat images.  Red arrow is 1990 terminus location, yellow arrow the 2018 terminus location and purple dots the transient snowline. Arnesenbreen and Bereznikovbreen are glaciers in Svalbard on the east coast of Spitsbergen that in 1990 had a joint calving front near Kapp Murchison. Blaszczyk et al’s (2009) analysis identified 163 Svalbard glaciers that are tidewater with the total length calving …

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