Ward van Pelt
Universitetslektor i naturgeografi vid Institutionen för geovetenskaper; Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära; Naturgeografi
- Telefon:
- 018-471 71 80
- E-post:
- ward.van.pelt@geo.uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- Geocentrum, Villavägen 16
752 36 Uppsala - Postadress:
- Villavägen 16
752 36 UPPSALA
- Akademiska meriter:
- Docent
Kort presentation
Min forskning handlar om inlandsisarna på Grönland och Antarktis samt bergsglaciärer i Arktis och högfjällsområdena i Asien. Den fokuserar på två huvudsakliga områden: (1) att uppskatta glaciärers basala förhållanden och istjocklek för att spinna upp isflödesmodeller, och (2) att modellera massbalans och processer i firn för att öka förståelsen för hur glaciärer och inlandsisar reagerar på ett föränderligt klimat.
Besök gärna min personliga webbplats för mer information.
Nyckelord
- glaciers
- snow
- modelling
- mass balance
- ice dynamics
- ice thickness
- inverse methods
Forskning
Projects (as PI):
- Estimating Greenland´s present and future ice thickness using inverse modeling and high-resolution satellite data :: Swedish National Space Agency, main applicant, 2025-2029.
- Global glacier thickness and volume estimation :: Swedish Research Council, main applicant, 2021-2025.
Projects (as co-PI):
- Digital twin of Earth system for cryosphere, land surface and related interactions :: EU Horizon Europe (Infrastructure), co-applicant (PI: J. Kontkanen), 2025-2029.
- Svalbard Cryosphere Digital Twin (SvalCryo-DT) :: European Space Agency (ESA), co-applicant (PI: W. Harcourt), 2025-2026.
- Remote sensing of mining impacts in the Arctic :: Swedish National Space Agency, co-applicant (PI: C. Zdanowicz), 2024-2028.
- Losing their Cool: are high-elevation heat exchanges warming Himalayan glaciers? :: NERC (UK), co-applicant (PI: D. Quincey), 2024-2027.

Publikationer
Urval av publikationer
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Ingår i Nature Communications, 2026
- DOI för Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
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New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 1-17, 2025
- DOI för New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
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Ice volume and thickness of all Scandinavian glaciers and ice caps
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 1-34, 2024
- DOI för Ice volume and thickness of all Scandinavian glaciers and ice caps
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Ice volume and thickness of all Scandinavian glaciers and ice caps
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Historical glacier change on Svalbard predicts doubling of mass loss by 2100
Ingår i Nature, s. 374-379, 2022
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Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 485-499, 2021
- DOI för Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble
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Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
Ingår i Nature Communications, 2020
- DOI för Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
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A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018)
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 2259-2280, 2019
- DOI för A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018)
Senaste publikationer
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Ingår i Nature Communications, 2026
- DOI för Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
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Seasonal bromate formation in the Arctic snowpack: Implications for the bromine biogeochemical cycle
Ingår i Science Advances, 2026
- DOI för Seasonal bromate formation in the Arctic snowpack: Implications for the bromine biogeochemical cycle
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Seasonal bromate formation in the Arctic snowpack: Implications for the bromine biogeochemical cycle
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New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 1-17, 2025
- DOI för New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
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Ingår i Oikos, 2025
- DOI för Arctic‐breeding black‐legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Arctic‐breeding black‐legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output
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Long-term development of a perennial firn aquifer on the Lomonosovfonna ice cap, Svalbard
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 1513-1525, 2025
- DOI för Long-term development of a perennial firn aquifer on the Lomonosovfonna ice cap, Svalbard
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Alla publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrift
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Ingår i Nature Communications, 2026
- DOI för Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
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Seasonal bromate formation in the Arctic snowpack: Implications for the bromine biogeochemical cycle
Ingår i Science Advances, 2026
- DOI för Seasonal bromate formation in the Arctic snowpack: Implications for the bromine biogeochemical cycle
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Seasonal bromate formation in the Arctic snowpack: Implications for the bromine biogeochemical cycle
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New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 1-17, 2025
- DOI för New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard
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Ingår i Oikos, 2025
- DOI för Arctic‐breeding black‐legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Arctic‐breeding black‐legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output
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Long-term development of a perennial firn aquifer on the Lomonosovfonna ice cap, Svalbard
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 1513-1525, 2025
- DOI för Long-term development of a perennial firn aquifer on the Lomonosovfonna ice cap, Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Long-term development of a perennial firn aquifer on the Lomonosovfonna ice cap, Svalbard
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Ice volume and thickness of all Scandinavian glaciers and ice caps
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 1-34, 2024
- DOI för Ice volume and thickness of all Scandinavian glaciers and ice caps
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Ice volume and thickness of all Scandinavian glaciers and ice caps
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An analysis of winter rain-on-snow climatology in Svalbard
Ingår i Frontiers in Earth Science, 2024
- DOI för An analysis of winter rain-on-snow climatology in Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av An analysis of winter rain-on-snow climatology in Svalbard
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Reconciling ice dynamics and bed topography with a versatile and fast ice thickness inversion
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 4021-4045, 2023
- DOI för Reconciling ice dynamics and bed topography with a versatile and fast ice thickness inversion
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Spatial variability in winter mass balance on Storglaciären modelled with a terrain-based approach
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 749-761, 2023
- DOI för Spatial variability in winter mass balance on Storglaciären modelled with a terrain-based approach
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Spatial variability in winter mass balance on Storglaciären modelled with a terrain-based approach
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Direct photogrammetry with multispectral imagery for UAV-based snow depth estimation
Ingår i ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing (Print), s. 1-18, 2022
- DOI för Direct photogrammetry with multispectral imagery for UAV-based snow depth estimation
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Direct photogrammetry with multispectral imagery for UAV-based snow depth estimation
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Seasonal glacier and snow loading in Svalbard recovered from geodetic observations
Ingår i Geophysical Journal International, s. 408-425, 2022
- DOI för Seasonal glacier and snow loading in Svalbard recovered from geodetic observations
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Seasonal glacier and snow loading in Svalbard recovered from geodetic observations
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Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov Glacier in the data-scarce Pamir Alay
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 5001-5022, 2022
- DOI för Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov Glacier in the data-scarce Pamir Alay
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov Glacier in the data-scarce Pamir Alay
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Historical glacier change on Svalbard predicts doubling of mass loss by 2100
Ingår i Nature, s. 374-379, 2022
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Ingår i Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, s. 3035-3057, 2021
- DOI för Elemental and water-insoluble organic carbon in Svalbard snow: a synthesis of observations during 2007–2018
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Elemental and water-insoluble organic carbon in Svalbard snow: a synthesis of observations during 2007–2018
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Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 485-499, 2021
- DOI för Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Accelerating future mass loss of Svalbard glaciers from a multi-model ensemble
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Water content of firn at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, derived from subsurface temperature measurements
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 921-932, 2021
- DOI för Water content of firn at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, derived from subsurface temperature measurements
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Water content of firn at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, derived from subsurface temperature measurements
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Results from the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment Phase 2 (ITMIX2)
Ingår i Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
- DOI för Results from the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment Phase 2 (ITMIX2)
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A compilation of snow cover datasets for Svalbard: A multi-sensor, multi-model study
Ingår i Remote Sensing, 2021
- DOI för A compilation of snow cover datasets for Svalbard: A multi-sensor, multi-model study
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av A compilation of snow cover datasets for Svalbard: A multi-sensor, multi-model study
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Ingår i Marine Ecology Progress Series, s. 197-208, 2021
- DOI för Feeding at the front line: interannual variation in the use of glacier fronts by foraging black-legged kittiwakes
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Feeding at the front line: interannual variation in the use of glacier fronts by foraging black-legged kittiwakes
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Firn changes at Colle Gnifetti revealed with a high-resolution process-based physical model approach
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 3181-3205, 2021
- DOI för Firn changes at Colle Gnifetti revealed with a high-resolution process-based physical model approach
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Firn changes at Colle Gnifetti revealed with a high-resolution process-based physical model approach
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Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 3785-3810, 2020
- DOI för The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet
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Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
Ingår i Nature Communications, 2020
- DOI för Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
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Reconciling Svalbard Glacier Mass Balance
2020
- DOI för Reconciling Svalbard Glacier Mass Balance
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Reconciling Svalbard Glacier Mass Balance
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Ingår i Polar Research, 2019
- DOI för Comparison of snow accumulation events on two High Arctic glaciers to model-derived and observed precipitation
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Comparison of snow accumulation events on two High Arctic glaciers to model-derived and observed precipitation
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A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018)
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 2259-2280, 2019
- DOI för A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957–2018)
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Ingår i Annals of Glaciology, s. 23-36, 2019
- DOI för Characterization of seasonal glacial seismicity from a single-station on-ice record at Holtedahlfonna, Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Characterization of seasonal glacial seismicity from a single-station on-ice record at Holtedahlfonna, Svalbard
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Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 1843-1859, 2019
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Closing the mass budget of a tidewater glacier: the example of Kronebreen, Svalbard
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 136-148, 2019
- DOI för Closing the mass budget of a tidewater glacier: the example of Kronebreen, Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Closing the mass budget of a tidewater glacier: the example of Kronebreen, Svalbard
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Dynamic response of a High Arctic glacier to melt and runoff variations
Ingår i Geophysical Research Letters, s. 4917-4926, 2018
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Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 943-956, 2018
- DOI för Simulating climatic mass balance, seasonal snow development and associated freshwater runoff in the Kongsfjord basin, Svalbard (1980–2016)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Simulating climatic mass balance, seasonal snow development and associated freshwater runoff in the Kongsfjord basin, Svalbard (1980–2016)
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Using SAR data time-series for regional glacier mapping
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 867-890, 2018
- DOI för Using SAR data time-series for regional glacier mapping
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Using SAR data time-series for regional glacier mapping
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Effects of undercutting and sliding on calving: a global approach applied to Kronebreen, Svalbard
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 609-625, 2018
- DOI för Effects of undercutting and sliding on calving: a global approach applied to Kronebreen, Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Effects of undercutting and sliding on calving: a global approach applied to Kronebreen, Svalbard
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Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 67-78, 2017
- DOI för A plot-scale study of firn stratigraphy at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, using ice cores, borehole video and GPR surveys in 2012–14
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av A plot-scale study of firn stratigraphy at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, using ice cores, borehole video and GPR surveys in 2012–14
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Ingår i Frontiers in Earth Science, 2017
- DOI för Parameterizing deep water percolation improves subsurface temperature simulations by a multilayer firn model
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Parameterizing deep water percolation improves subsurface temperature simulations by a multilayer firn model
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Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 2691-2710, 2017
- DOI för Rapidly changing subglacial hydrological pathways at a tidewater glacier revealed through simultaneous observations of water pressure, supraglacial lakes, meltwater plumes and surface velocities
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Rapidly changing subglacial hydrological pathways at a tidewater glacier revealed through simultaneous observations of water pressure, supraglacial lakes, meltwater plumes and surface velocities
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Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 1012-1024, 2017
- DOI för Basal dynamics of Kronebreen, a fast-flowing tidewater glacier in Svalbard: non-local spatio-temporal response to water input
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Basal dynamics of Kronebreen, a fast-flowing tidewater glacier in Svalbard: non-local spatio-temporal response to water input
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Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 949-970, 2017
- DOI för How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment
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Ingår i Frontiers in Earth Science, 2016
- DOI för The changing impact of snow conditions and refreezing on the mass balance of an idealized Svalbard glacier
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av The changing impact of snow conditions and refreezing on the mass balance of an idealized Svalbard glacier
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Multi-decadal climate and seasonal snow conditions in Svalbard
Ingår i Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, s. 2100-2117, 2016
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Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 961-976, 2016
- DOI för A synthetic ice core approach to estimate ion relocation in anice field site experiencing periodical melt: a case study onLomonosovfonna, Svalbard
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av A synthetic ice core approach to estimate ion relocation in anice field site experiencing periodical melt: a case study onLomonosovfonna, Svalbard
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Dynamic perennial firn aquifer on an Arctic glacier
Ingår i Geophysical Research Letters, s. 1418-1426, 2015
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A model study of Abrahamsenbreen, a surging glacier in northern Spitsbergen
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 767-779, 2015
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Modelling the long-term mass balance and firn evolution of glaciers around Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 731-744, 2015
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Mass-conserving subglacial hydrology in the Parallel Ice Sheet Model version 0.6
Ingår i Geoscientific Model Development, s. 1613-1635, 2015
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Inverse estimation of snow accumulation along a radar transect on Nordenskioldbreen, Svalbard
Ingår i Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, s. 816-835, 2014
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An iterative inverse method to estimate basal topography and initialize ice flow models
Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 987-1006, 2013
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Ingår i The Cryosphere, s. 641-659, 2012
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Numerical simulations of cyclic behaviour in the Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM)
Ingår i Journal of Glaciology, s. 347-360, 2012
Artiklar, forskningsöversikt
Doktorsavhandlingar, monografi
Kapitel i böcker, delar av antologi
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Ground penetrating radar measurement of snow in Svalbard - past, present, future (SnowGPR)
Ingår i SESS report 2022 - The State of Environmental Science in Svalbard - an annual report, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS), 2023
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Ingår i SESS Report 2020 – The State of Environmental Science in Svalbard, s. 202-219, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2021
- DOI för Satellite and modelling based snow season time series for Svalbard: Inter-comparisons and assessment of accuracy (SATMODSNOW)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Satellite and modelling based snow season time series for Svalbard: Inter-comparisons and assessment of accuracy (SATMODSNOW)
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Ingår i SESS report 2020, s. 220-235, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2021
- DOI för Svalbard snow and sea-ice cover: comparing satellite data, on-site measurements, and modelling results (SvalSCESIA)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Svalbard snow and sea-ice cover: comparing satellite data, on-site measurements, and modelling results (SvalSCESIA)
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New data, new techniques and new challenges for updating the state of Svalbard glaciers (SvalGlac)
Ingår i SESS report 2019, s. 109-134, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2020