Glaciological data Austre Lovén Svalbard

These data are measured in High Arctic over an observatory basin, located at 79°N on the W coast of Svalbard.
Austre Lovén is a small 4.5 km² polythermal glacier in constant decline since the end of the LIA. The surrounding catchment is no more than 10 km² and exhibits a significant periglacial area with geomorphological features allowing an all-year monitoring.
On the glacier, a network of 40 stakes is deployed and measured at the end of the hydrological year i.e. early October. This routine maintenance is carried out twice a year and stakes are regularly changed depending on the glacier topographical evolution.
The entire observatory is referenced through the WGMS (World Glacier Monitoring Service) and is part of the french IR OZCAR.