Volume 11, issue 1

Volume 11, issue 1

02 Jan 2017
Strong degradation of palsas and peat plateaus in northern Norway during the last 60 years
Amund F. Borge, Sebastian Westermann, Ingvild Solheim, and Bernd Etzelmüller
The Cryosphere, 11, 1–16, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1-2017, 2017
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02 Jan 2017
Climate change threatens archaeologically significant ice patches: insights into their age, internal structure, mass balance and climate sensitivity
Rune Strand Ødegård, Atle Nesje, Ketil Isaksen, Liss Marie Andreassen, Trond Eiken, Margit Schwikowski, and Chiara Uglietti
The Cryosphere, 11, 17–32, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-17-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-17-2017, 2017
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11 Jan 2017
Operational algorithm for ice–water classification on dual-polarized RADARSAT-2 images
Natalia Zakhvatkina, Anton Korosov, Stefan Muckenhuber, Stein Sandven, and Mohamed Babiker
The Cryosphere, 11, 33–46, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-33-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-33-2017, 2017
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12 Jan 2017
Satellite microwave assessment of Northern Hemisphere lake ice phenology from 2002 to 2015
Jinyang Du, John S. Kimball, Claude Duguay, Youngwook Kim, and Jennifer D. Watts
The Cryosphere, 11, 47–63, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-47-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-47-2017, 2017
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13 Jan 2017
Fram Strait sea ice export variability and September Arctic sea ice extent over the last 80 years
Lars H. Smedsrud, Mari H. Halvorsen, Julienne C. Stroeve, Rong Zhang, and Kjell Kloster
The Cryosphere, 11, 65–79, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-65-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-65-2017, 2017
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13 Jan 2017
Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
Stephan Gruber, Renate Fleiner, Emilie Guegan, Prajjwal Panday, Marc-Olivier Schmid, Dorothea Stumm, Philippus Wester, Yinsheng Zhang, and Lin Zhao
The Cryosphere, 11, 81–99, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-81-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-81-2017, 2017
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16 Jan 2017
An assessment of two automated snow water equivalent instruments during the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment
Craig D. Smith, Anna Kontu, Richard Laffin, and John W. Pomeroy
The Cryosphere, 11, 101–116, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-101-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-101-2017, 2017
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17 Jan 2017
Semi-brittle rheology and ice dynamics in DynEarthSol3D
Liz C. Logan, Luc L. Lavier, Eunseo Choi, Eh Tan, and Ginny A. Catania
The Cryosphere, 11, 117–132, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-117-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-117-2017, 2017
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18 Jan 2017
Brief communication: Thinning of debris-covered and debris-free glaciers in a warming climate
Argha Banerjee
The Cryosphere, 11, 133–138, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-133-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-133-2017, 2017
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23 Jan 2017
Evaluation of single-band snow-patch mapping using high-resolution microwave remote sensing: an application in the maritime Antarctic
Carla Mora, Juan Javier Jiménez, Pedro Pina, João Catalão, and Gonçalo Vieira
The Cryosphere, 11, 139–155, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-139-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-139-2017, 2017
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24 Jan 2017
Recent changes in area and thickness of Torngat Mountain glaciers (northern Labrador, Canada)
Nicholas E. Barrand, Robert G. Way, Trevor Bell, and Martin J. Sharp
The Cryosphere, 11, 157–168, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-157-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-157-2017, 2017
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25 Jan 2017
Rapid wastage of the Hazen Plateau ice caps, northeastern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Mark C. Serreze, Bruce Raup, Carsten Braun, Douglas R. Hardy, and Raymond S. Bradley
The Cryosphere, 11, 169–177, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-169-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-169-2017, 2017
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25 Jan 2017
A comparison of two Stokes ice sheet models applied to the Marine Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for plan view models (MISMIP3d)
Tong Zhang, Stephen Price, Lili Ju, Wei Leng, Julien Brondex, Gaël Durand, and Olivier Gagliardini
The Cryosphere, 11, 179–190, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-179-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-179-2017, 2017
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26 Jan 2017
Diagnosing the decline in climatic mass balance of glaciers in Svalbard over 1957–2014
Torbjørn Ims Østby, Thomas Vikhamar Schuler, Jon Ove Hagen, Regine Hock, Jack Kohler, and Carleen H. Reijmer
The Cryosphere, 11, 191–215, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-191-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-191-2017, 2017
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27 Jan 2017
Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation
Johan Gaume, Alec van Herwijnen, Guillaume Chambon, Nander Wever, and Jürg Schweizer
The Cryosphere, 11, 217–228, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-217-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-217-2017, 2017
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27 Jan 2017
Microstructure representation of snow in coupled snowpack and microwave emission models
Melody Sandells, Richard Essery, Nick Rutter, Leanne Wake, Leena Leppänen, and Juha Lemmetyinen
The Cryosphere, 11, 229–246, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-229-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-229-2017, 2017
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27 Jan 2017
Comparison of hybrid schemes for the combination of shallow approximations in numerical simulations of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Jorge Bernales, Irina Rogozhina, Ralf Greve, and Maik Thomas
The Cryosphere, 11, 247–265, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-247-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-247-2017, 2017
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27 Jan 2017
Atmospheric forcing of sea ice anomalies in the Ross Sea polynya region
Ethan R. Dale, Adrian J. McDonald, Jack H. J. Coggins, and Wolfgang Rack
The Cryosphere, 11, 267–280, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-267-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-267-2017, 2017
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27 Jan 2017
Simulating the evolution of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap in southern Norway since the mid-Holocene and its sensitivity to climate change
Henning Åkesson, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Rianne H. Giesen, and Mathieu Morlighem
The Cryosphere, 11, 281–302, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-281-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-281-2017, 2017
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30 Jan 2017
The past, present, and future viscous heat dissipation available for Greenland subglacial conduit formation
Kenneth D. Mankoff and Slawek M. Tulaczyk
The Cryosphere, 11, 303–317, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-303-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-303-2017, 2017
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31 Jan 2017
Marine ice sheet model performance depends on basal sliding physics and sub-shelf melting
Rupert Michael Gladstone, Roland Charles Warner, Benjamin Keith Galton-Fenzi, Olivier Gagliardini, Thomas Zwinger, and Ralf Greve
The Cryosphere, 11, 319–329, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-319-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-319-2017, 2017
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01 Feb 2017
Future snow? A spatial-probabilistic assessment of the extraordinarily low snowpacks of 2014 and 2015 in the Oregon Cascades
Eric A. Sproles, Travis R. Roth, and Anne W. Nolin
The Cryosphere, 11, 331–341, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-331-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-331-2017, 2017
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01 Feb 2017
A 60-year ice-core record of regional climate from Adélie Land, coastal Antarctica
Sentia Goursaud, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Vincent Favier, Susanne Preunkert, Michel Fily, Hubert Gallée, Bruno Jourdain, Michel Legrand, Olivier Magand, Bénédicte Minster, and Martin Werner
The Cryosphere, 11, 343–362, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-343-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-343-2017, 2017
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01 Feb 2017
Generating synthetic fjord bathymetry for coastal Greenland
Christopher N. Williams, Stephen L. Cornford, Thomas M. Jordan, Julian A. Dowdeswell, Martin J. Siegert, Christopher D. Clark, Darrel A. Swift, Andrew Sole, Ian Fenty, and Jonathan L. Bamber
The Cryosphere, 11, 363–380, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-363-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-363-2017, 2017
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02 Feb 2017
Antarctic subglacial lakes drain through sediment-floored canals: theory and model testing on real and idealized domains
Sasha P. Carter, Helen A. Fricker, and Matthew R. Siegfried
The Cryosphere, 11, 381–405, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-381-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-381-2017, 2017
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03 Feb 2017
Spatial variability in mass loss of glaciers in the Everest region, central Himalayas, between 2000 and 2015
Owen King, Duncan J. Quincey, Jonathan L. Carrivick, and Ann V. Rowan
The Cryosphere, 11, 407–426, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-407-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-407-2017, 2017
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08 Feb 2017
Simultaneous disintegration of outlet glaciers in Porpoise Bay (Wilkes Land), East Antarctica, driven by sea ice break-up
Bertie W. J. Miles, Chris R. Stokes, and Stewart S. R. Jamieson
The Cryosphere, 11, 427–442, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-427-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-427-2017, 2017
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08 Feb 2017
Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
David R. Rounce, Alton C. Byers, Elizabeth A. Byers, and Daene C. McKinney
The Cryosphere, 11, 443–449, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-443-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-443-2017, 2017
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08 Feb 2017
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Connected subglacial lake drainage beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
Benjamin E. Smith, Noel Gourmelen, Alexander Huth, and Ian Joughin
The Cryosphere, 11, 451–467, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-451-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-451-2017, 2017
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09 Feb 2017
Ground-penetrating radar reveals ice thickness and undisturbed englacial layers at Kilimanjaro's Northern Ice Field
Pascal Bohleber, Leo Sold, Douglas R. Hardy, Margit Schwikowski, Patrick Klenk, Andrea Fischer, Pascal Sirguey, Nicolas J. Cullen, Mariusz Potocki, Helene Hoffmann, and Paul Mayewski
The Cryosphere, 11, 469–482, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-469-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-469-2017, 2017
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10 Feb 2017
Active-layer thickness estimation from X-band SAR backscatter intensity
Barbara Widhalm, Annett Bartsch, Marina Leibman, and Artem Khomutov
The Cryosphere, 11, 483–496, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-483-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-483-2017, 2017
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13 Feb 2017
Surface energy budget responses to radiative forcing at Summit, Greenland
Nathaniel B. Miller, Matthew D. Shupe, Christopher J. Cox, David Noone, P. Ola G. Persson, and Konrad Steffen
The Cryosphere, 11, 497–516, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-497-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-497-2017, 2017
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16 Feb 2017
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How much can we save? Impact of different emission scenarios on future snow cover in the Alps
Christoph Marty, Sebastian Schlögl, Mathias Bavay, and Michael Lehning
The Cryosphere, 11, 517–529, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-517-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-517-2017, 2017
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15 Feb 2017
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Brief communication: Glaciers in the Hunza catchment (Karakoram) have been nearly in balance since the 1970s
Tobias Bolch, Tino Pieczonka, Kriti Mukherjee, and Joseph Shea
The Cryosphere, 11, 531–539, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-531-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-531-2017, 2017
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15 Feb 2017
Models for polythermal ice sheets and glaciers
Ian J. Hewitt and Christian Schoof
The Cryosphere, 11, 541–551, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-541-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-541-2017, 2017
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16 Feb 2017
Frontal destabilization of Stonebreen, Edgeøya, Svalbard
Tazio Strozzi, Andreas Kääb, and Thomas Schellenberger
The Cryosphere, 11, 553–566, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-553-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-553-2017, 2017
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16 Feb 2017
Quantifying irreversible movement in steep, fractured bedrock permafrost on Matterhorn (CH)
Samuel Weber, Jan Beutel, Jérome Faillettaz, Andreas Hasler, Michael Krautblatter, and Andreas Vieli
The Cryosphere, 11, 567–583, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-567-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-567-2017, 2017
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21 Feb 2017
Distributed snow and rock temperature modelling in steep rock walls using Alpine3D
Anna Haberkorn, Nander Wever, Martin Hoelzle, Marcia Phillips, Robert Kenner, Mathias Bavay, and Michael Lehning
The Cryosphere, 11, 585–607, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-585-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-585-2017, 2017
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22 Feb 2017
Calving localization at Helheim Glacier using multiple local seismic stations
M. Jeffrey Mei, David M. Holland, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, and Tiantian Zheng
The Cryosphere, 11, 609–618, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-609-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-609-2017, 2017
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24 Feb 2017
Recent geodetic mass balance of Monte Tronador glaciers, northern Patagonian Andes
Lucas Ruiz, Etienne Berthier, Maximiliano Viale, Pierre Pitte, and Mariano H. Masiokas
The Cryosphere, 11, 619–634, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-619-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-619-2017, 2017
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28 Feb 2017
Soil moisture redistribution and its effect on inter-annual active layer temperature and thickness variations in a dry loess terrace in Adventdalen, Svalbard
Carina Schuh, Andrew Frampton, and Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen
The Cryosphere, 11, 635–651, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-635-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-635-2017, 2017
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01 Mar 2017
Comparison of measurements from different radio-echo sounding systems and synchronization with the ice core at Dome C, Antarctica
Anna Winter, Daniel Steinhage, Emily J. Arnold, Donald D. Blankenship, Marie G. P. Cavitte, Hugh F. J. Corr, John D. Paden, Stefano Urbini, Duncan A. Young, and Olaf Eisen
The Cryosphere, 11, 653–668, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-653-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-653-2017, 2017
02 Mar 2017
Liquid water content in ice estimated through a full-depth ground radar profile and borehole measurements in western Greenland
Joel Brown, Joel Harper, and Neil Humphrey
The Cryosphere, 11, 669–679, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-669-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-669-2017, 2017
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