Climatology

Arctic/North Europe

Due to its remote location, the Arctic is a data-sparse region for many research topics, including tracking glaciers during climate change. To address this, we have conducted meteorological and glaciological measurements through projects and excursions to gather data. In combination with remote sensing data and numerical modeling, these measurements provide insight into the energy and mass balance of glacier surfaces and ice dynamics. Ultimately, this research helps to determine the climate sensitivity of Arctic glaciers.

Lead and contact person

Dr.

Marco Otto

Office AB 3
© TU Berlin

IPY Kinnvika (GlacioDyn)

Exploring variability and trends of the surface energy and mass balance of Vestfonna ice cap.

(Project completed)

Areas of Investigation

Publications

2013

Sauter, T.; Möller, M.; Finkelnburg, R.; Grabiec, M.; Scherer, Dieter; Schneider, C.
Snowdrift modelling for the Vestfonna ice cap, north-eastern Svalbard
The Cryosphere, 7 (4) :1287-1301
2013
Möller, Marco; Finkelnburg, Roman; Braun, Matthias; Scherer, Dieter; Schneider, Christoph
Variability of the climatic mass balance of Vestfonna ice cap, northeastern Svalbard, 1979-2011
Annals of Glaciology, 54 (63) :254–264
2013
ISSN: 0260-3055

2011

Braun, Matthias; Pohjola, Veijo A.; Pettersson, Rickard; Möller, Marco; Finkelnburg, Roman; Falk, Ulrike; Scherer, Dieter; Schneider, Christoph
Changes of glacier frontal positions of vestfonna (nordaustlandet, svalbard)
Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 93 (4) :301–310
2011
ISSN: 0435-3676
Möller, Marco; Möller, Rebecca; Beaudon, Émilie; Mattila, Olli–pekka; Finkelnburg, Roman; Braun, Matthias; Grabiec, Mariusz; Jonsell, Ulf; Luks, Bartłomiej; Puczko, Dariusz; Scherer, Dieter; Schneider, Christoph
Snowpack characteristics of vestfonna and de geerfonna (nordaustlandet, svalbard) – a spatiotemporal analysis based on multiyear snow–pit data
Geografiska Annaler - Physical Geography, 93 (4) :273-285
2011
Beaudon, Émilie; Arppe, Laura; Jonsell, Ulf; Martma, Tõnu; Möller, Marco; Pohjola, Veijo A.; Scherer, Dieter; Moore, John C.
Spatial and temporal variability of net accumulation from shallow cores from vestfonna ice cap (nordaustlandet, svalbard)
Geografiska Annaler - Physical Geography, 93 (4) :287-299
2011

2005

Winther, Jan-Gunnar; Bindschadler, Robert; König, Max; Scherer, Dieter
Remote Sensing of Glaciers and Ice Sheets
In Duguay, Claude R. and Pietroniro, Alain, Editor, Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology: Measuring Environmental Change Volume 61 from Geophysical Monograph Series
Page 39–61
Publisher: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C.
2005
39–61
ISBN
9781118666425
Scherer, Dieter; Hall, Dorothy K.; Hochschild, Volker; König, Max; Winther, Jan-Gunnar; Duguay, Claude R.; Pivot, FréDérique; Mätzler, Christian; Rau, Frank; Seidel, Klaus; Solberg, Rune; Walker, Anne E.
Remote Sensing of Snow Cover
In Duguay, Claude R. and Pietroniro, Alain, Editor, Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology: Measuring Environmental Change Volume 103 from Geophysical Monograph Series
Page 7–38
Publisher: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C.
2005
7–38
ISBN
9781118666425

2004

Bartsch, Annett; Gude, Martin; Jonasson, Christer; Scherer, Dieter
Identification of geomorphic process units in kärkevagge, northern sweden, by remote sensing and digital terrain analysis
Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 84 (3-4) :171–178
2004
ISSN: 0435-3676

2002

Arck, Martin; Scherer, Dieter
Problems in the determination of sensible heat flux over snow
Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 84 (3-4) :157–169
2002
ISSN: 0435-3676
Gude, Martin; Daut, Gerhard; Dietrich, Susanne; Mäusbacher, Roland; Jonasson, Christer; Bartsch, Annett; Scherer, Dieter
Towards an integration of process measurements, archive analysis and modelling in geomorphology — the kärkevagge experimental site, abisko area, northern sweden
Geografiska Annaler - Physical Geography, 84 (3-4) :205-212
2002

2000

Groebke, Lukas; Parlow, Eberhard; Scherer, Dieter
Photogrammetric Analysis of a Slush Torrent in the Kärkevagge, Northern Sweden
Hydrology Research, 31 (4-5) :385–398
2000
ISSN: 0029-1277

1998

Scherer, Dieter; Gude, Martin; Gempeler, Markus; Parlow, Eberhard
Atmospheric and hydrological boundary conditions for slushflow initiation due to snowmelt
Annals of Glaciology, 26 :377 - 380
1998