Hans Glacier Monitoring (HGM) (HGM)

Country

Poland

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Regions studied

Svalbard

Keywords

Atmosphere

Updated 2012-08-28

Main objectives of Hans Monitoring Network are collecting long-term record of mass-balance measurements and surface glacier velocities. Additionally we collect meteorological parameter at 3 AWSs located in ablation and accumulation area and ELA.

http://www.glacio-topoclim.org

Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1988 -
Data collection: 1988 -
Data processing: 1988 -
Data reporting: 1988 -

Contact information

Contact person: - -
Address: Dariusz Puczko
Email: lp.ude.fgi@okzcup

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Ice/snowpack

Geography

Regions studied: Svalbard
Stations or areas where observations are made: Hans Glacier

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: Mass-balance stakes measurements and snow pits, GPS & GPR measurements, AWSs.

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No
Other institutes involved in the project: Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences (IGFPAN)
Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?: WGMS (mass-balance measurements) Networks: World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)