Point B(28.1 mm/year)

Po int A(28.9 mm/year)

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C. Evgenova

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SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA. BOL’SHEVIK ISL.GLACIER CHANGES IN 1980 - 2010s

RiverLake

Ice-free surfaceShallow seaDeep sea (>50 m)

Height spots, m:

Ice-free surface291Glacier surface142

Ice coast 2000s

Glacier border 1950s

Symbols

Vera Gl. Glacier

Glacier surface, EQL

Glacier elevation change (Δh)

R e t r e a t -5-15-25-50 5

Sea Land

0

EQL

15 25 50, m

252 (-27)

281 (+47)

Ice-free surfaceIce surface

Countour lines:

Polar station

Free-air gravity anomalyisoline (GOCE), mGal

+48

Geographic names:

KARA SEA SeaLUCID BAY Bay / Fiord

Loshkina Isl. IslandC. Mon Cape

Glacier elevation (surface lowering), 2010s, m

Glacier elevation (surface rising), 2010s, m

Data processing: D.B. Nikolskiy (MIIGAiK, JR)Cartography: D.B. Nikolskiy (MIIGAIK, JR)Concept, Proof and Edit: A.I. Sharov (JR)Print and Copyright: Joanneum Research, DIGITAL (© 2012). Inv. № 263165_10 (MAIRES)The work was funded from the MAIRES project (FP7 Space GMES GA 263165)

Russian topographic and hydrographic maps 1:200 000, 1:500 000 (1956, 1981, 1982 and 1995); ICESat GLA06 altimetry data (release 33) 2003-2009 ; Cryosat-2 SARIn altimetry data 2010-2012 ; ERS-1/ERS-2 INSAR and PSINSAR Data 1993-2005 ; GOCE TIM R3 gradiom-etry data 2009-2011 ; WorldView-1/2 Quicklook images 2009-2012 ; TERRA ASTER Terralook images 2010-2012

Glacier border 2000s

1:500 000Projection UTM, CM 102° E, WGS84. CI 40 m

586(+33)

817(-57)

Location map

024 10 20 40 Km30

Cartographic and remote sensing data

Glacier characteristics (2010s)

Total area = 2748 km2 Accumulation area = 625 km2AAR = 22,7 % Area change (1980-2010s) = - 259 km2

Volume change (1980-2010s) = - 25,6 km3Height change (1980-2010s) = - 8,5 m

ELA mean = 511 m ELA LIC = 621 m ELA STIC = 505 mELA KIC = 363 m ELA MIC = 432 m ELA GIC = 320 m

855

416(-54)

629(-30)

610(+54)

677(+21)

528(+28)

Advance

A. Glacial isostatic adjustment in Akhmatov Bay

352(-27)

463(-51)

495(-22)

390(-19)

-20

-15

-10

- 5

0

+5

+10

+13

+15

+17

-10-10-10-10

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+ 5

+10

+13

+15

+17

+17

+20

+25

+12

+10

293(+18)

268(-95)