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October 23, 2020
Tungnafellsjökull, Iceland Recession and Thinning 1999-2020
Tungnafellsjökull Ice Cap in 1999 and 2020 Landsat images indicating terminus changes at three northern outlets, red arrows, and at four locations of bedrock exposure. Tungnafellsjökull Ice Cap is a ~32km2 ice cap located between Vatnajökull and Hofsjökull. Gunnlaugsson (2016) reported on the mass balance changes of the Tungnafellsjökull Ice Cap and found it had lost 20 of its volume and 16% of its area from 1960-2013. The ice cap …