Quantifying seasonal cornice dynamics using a  terrestrial laser scanner in Svalbard, Norway

Hancock, Holt; Eckerstorfer, Markus; Prokop, Alexander; Hendrikx, Jordy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-603-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-603-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-603-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 2

Research article

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26 Feb 2020

Research article |

| 26 Feb 2020

Quantifying seasonal cornice dynamics using a terrestrial laser scanner in Svalbard, Norway

Holt Hancock, Markus Eckerstorfer, Alexander Prokop, and Jordy Hendrikx

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RC1: 'Minor revision', Christine Fey, 20 Nov 2019
- AC1: 'Authors' Response', Holt Hancock, 17 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Review of “Quantifying seasonal cornice dynamics using a terrestrial laser scanner in Svalbard, Norway” by Holt Hancock et al.', Jeffrey Munroe, 06 Dec 2019
- AC2: 'Authors' Response', Holt Hancock, 17 Jan 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Jan 2020) by Andreas Günther

AR by Holt Hancock on behalf of the Authors (23 Jan 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Feb 2020) by Andreas Günther

AR by Holt Hancock on behalf of the Authors (04 Feb 2020)

Short summary

This work uses terrestrial laser scanning techniques to monitor and quantify changes to snow cornices near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, with sub-decimeter accuracy. Our findings illustrate how complex interactions between topography and meteorological conditions govern the growth, failure, and associated avalanche activity of the cornices in this location. These findings can help improve forecasting of snow-cornice-related hazards in this and other locations exposed to snow cornice hazards.