The western cauldron in Vatnajökull ice cap on 19 August
2000, shortly after jökulhlaup in river Skaftá which originated in the cauldron. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson.
The SVALI project examines the complex effects of climate change on the Arctic environment, especially as glaciers, ice and snow. The projects main research questions are as follows:
How fast is land ice volume in the Arctic
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