The Arctic campaign of spring 2008 was developed on Austfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, in collaboration with Oslo University. The participants were Francisco Navarro and Evgeny Vasilenko (Spain-Russia) and Jon Ove Hagen, Trond Eiken and Thorben Dunse (Norway). The glaciological […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Antarctic campaign 2007-2008
During the Antarctic campaign 2007-2008 we did fieldwork on Johnsons and Hurd glaciers, Livingston Island, with logistic support from the Spanish Antarctic Station Juan Carlos I. The participating team members were Ricardo Rodríguez and Rafael Dargallo (first phase), and Javier […]
Antarctic campaign 2006-2007
Our fieldwork during the Antarctic campaign 2006-2007 was done in Livingston Island, with logistic support from the Spanish Antarctic Station Juan Carlos I. The participating team members were Jaime Otero (UPM) and Yury Macheret (IGRAS), during the first phase, and […]
Arctic campaign summer 2006
During July-August 2006 we did fieldwork on Hansbreen and Ariebreen, southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, with logistic support from Hornsund Polish Polar Station. The participating team members were Javier Lapazaran and Francisco Machío, with support from Piotr Dolnicki. The glaciological works focused […]
Calving fluxes, surface mass balance and hydrothermal structure (CTM2011-28980, 2012-2014)
Understanding the dynamic response of glaciers to climate changes The final aim of this project is the prediction of the dynamic response of glaciers to climate changes, with an emphasis on tidewater glaciers. The main tool will be the numerical modelling […]
SVALGLAC
Sensitivity of Svalbard glaciers to climate change (SvalGlac, 2010-2013)The aim of this research, developed within the European Science Foundation PolarCLIMATE programme, is to estimate how changes in climate can affect the future mass balance of Svalbard glaciers and, consequently, its […]
Glacier thermomechanics and mass balance
Glacier thermomechanics and mass balance: dynamic response of glaciers to climate changes (2009-2011)This polar project of our team spanned the period 2009-2011. Among its main achievements we highlight the following ones: 1) we did a complete reanalysis of the mass […]
GLACIODYN
GLACIODYN (2007-2009), an International Polar Year 2007-2008 projectGlobal warming will have a large impact on glaciers in the Arctic region. Changes in the extent of glaciers will effect sea level, and may lead to substantial changes in sediment and fresh […]
Investigation of glacier thermomechanics and hydrology combining radar techniques and numerical simulation (2006-2008)
Within this polar project, spanning the period 2006-2008, we added a calving submodel to the available three-dimensional model of glacier dynamics and we optimised the treatment of basal sliding within the model. These improvements were applied to develop a 3D […]
Numerical simulation of glacier thermomechanical processes (2003-2005)
Within this polar project of our team, spanning the period 2002-2005, we added a thermal submodel to the available three-dimensional model of glacier dynamics and we optimised the time discretization using semilagrangian methods. The main applications focused on Aldegondabreen, Spitsbergen […]