Spitsbergen has experienced some of the most severe temperature changes in the Arctic
during the last three decades. This study relates the recent warming to variations in large …

Significant retreat of glaciers terminating in Hornsund Fjord (Southern Spitsbergen,
Svalbard) has been observed during the 20th century and in the first decade of the 21st …

This paper presents the first results of measurements of global solar radiation, albedo,
ground surface and 2− m air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed and di− rection …

Based on long-term climatological data from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Airport—Longyearbyen
and the Polish Polar Station at Hornsund, we undertook an analysis of drought indices on …

Abstract The Svalbard Archipelago has undergone rapid warming in the recent decades
leading to warmer and wetter winter conditions. This study relates the present (2013–2018) …

This work presents the influence of atmospheric circulation on the occurrence of dry and wet
periods in the central Polish region of Kujawy. The material on which the authors relied …

The central Arctic is within the range of air pollution transported from industrial areas of
Eurasia and North America. A poor network of weather stations means that there is limited …

Precipitation plays an important role in the Arctic hydrological cycle, affecting different areas
like the surface energy budget and the mass balance of glaciers. Thus, accurate …

The aim of this paper is to comprehensively evaluate the abiotic factors that influence
changes in the annual growth rates of selected species of tundra plants (Saxifraga …

We present a study of the development of a thermo-erosional notch at the waterline and its
influence on calving of Hansbreen, a medium-sized grounded tidewater glacier in southern …