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Langfjordjøkelen
Reference CryoNet Station Information
Other Networks to Which This CryoNet Station Belongs
- Norwegian Hydrological Reference Dataset for Climate Change Studies
- Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers
Measurement Methods Used
- GTN-G/WGMS
Data Information
- Are the data quality controlled? yes
- How are the data accessible? an existing data center
- Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): delayed less than one year, delayed more than one year
Publications
Andreassen, L. M., H. Elvehøy, B. Kjøllmoen, and R. V. Engeset. 2016. Reanalysis of long-term series of glaciological and geodetic mass balance for 10 Norwegian glaciers, The Cryosphere, 10, 535-552, doi:10.5194/tc-10-535-2016.
Andreassen, L.M., B. Kjøllmoen, A. Rasmussen, K. Melvold and Ø. Nordli. 2012. Langfjordjøkelen, a rapidly shrinking glacier in northern Norway. Journal of Glaciology, 58 (209), 581-593.
Giesen, R.H., L.M. Andreassen, M.R. van den Broeke, and J. Oerlemans. 2014. Surface energy balance in the ablation zone of Langfjordjøkelen, an arctic, maritime glacier in northern Norway. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 60, No. 219, 2014 doi: 10.3189/2014JoG13J063.
Bjarne Kjøllmoen (Ed.), Liss M. Andreassen, Hallgeir Elvehøy, Miriam Jackson and Kjetil Melvold. 2017. Glaciological investigations in Norway in 2016. NVE Report 76 2017, 95 p. +app.
Andreassen, L.M., B. Kjøllmoen, A. Rasmussen, K. Melvold and Ø. Nordli. 2012. Langfjordjøkelen, a rapidly shrinking glacier in northern Norway. Journal of Glaciology, 58 (209), 581-593.
Giesen, R.H., L.M. Andreassen, M.R. van den Broeke, and J. Oerlemans. 2014. Surface energy balance in the ablation zone of Langfjordjøkelen, an arctic, maritime glacier in northern Norway. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 60, No. 219, 2014 doi: 10.3189/2014JoG13J063.
Bjarne Kjøllmoen (Ed.), Liss M. Andreassen, Hallgeir Elvehøy, Miriam Jackson and Kjetil Melvold. 2017. Glaciological investigations in Norway in 2016. NVE Report 76 2017, 95 p. +app.
Measurements
The measurements made at Langfjordjøkelen are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
Cryosphere Measurements
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Measurement Notes and Other Measurements
| Category | Description or List |
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| Glacier | Mass Balance continuous except for two years: 1994, 1995 |
The annual glaciological investigations include mass balance and change in glacier length. Langfjordjøkelen has been the subject of mass balance measurements since 1989 with the exception of 1994 and 1995.