[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Dataset","identifier":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17043\/tarfala-sydtoppen-elevation-3","@id":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17043\/tarfala-sydtoppen-elevation-3","name":"Elevation of the ice-covered southern peak, Sydtoppen, of the Kebnekaise massif, Northern Sweden","description":"This dataset provides annual elevation values for the ice-covered southern peak of the Kebnekaise massif from 1951 until 2023.\r\n\r\nKebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif has two peaks; a northern ice-free peak with exposed bedrock at an elevation of 2096.8 meters above sea level and a southern ice-covered peak known as Sydtoppen (which means the southern peak in Swedish). Because of its ice-cover, Sydtoppen has a variable elevation \u2014 higher in winter as a consequence of snowfall, and lower in summer because of snow melt.\r\n\r\nReoccurring measurements of the elevation of Sydtoppen have been part of the measuring programme at the nearby Tarfala Research Station since the late 1940s. The elevation is measured at the end of every summer, aiming to capture the peak\u2019s lowest elevation each year. Until 2018, Sydtoppen remained higher than the northern peak, but continued ice melt driven by climate warming has resulted in that Sydtoppen is now at lower elevation than the northern peak. In the two last decades, the elevation of Sydtoppen has decreased by ca. 0.4 m\/year (total of 3,8 m between 2004  and  2013, and of 4,3 m between  2014 and 2023).  The remaining ice thickness at the southern peak is currently amounting to about 33 m.","url":"http:\/\/bolin.su.se\/data\/tarfala-sydtoppen-elevation-3","keywords":["Terrestrial","Glaciers","Tarfala","Kebnekaise","Weather","Climate","Arctic","Alpine","Glacier","Earth science > Climate indicators > Cryospheric indicators > Glacial measurements > Glacier elevation\/ice sheet elevation"],"creator":{"@type":"Person","name":"Tarfala Research Station staff"},"citation":"Holmlund, P., & Holmlund, E. S. (2018). Recent climate-induced shape changes of the ice summit of Kebnekaise, Northern Sweden. In Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography (Vol. 101, Issue 1, pp. 68\u201378). Informa UK Limited. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/04353676.2018.1542130","license":"https:\/\/opendatacommons.org\/licenses\/by\/","isAccessibleForFree":true,"includedInDataCatalog":{"@type":"DataCatalog","name":"Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University","identifier":"https:\/\/bolin.su.se\/data\/","url":"https:\/\/bolin.su.se\/data\/"},"distribution":{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"text\/plain","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bolin.su.se\/data\/data\/tarfala-sydtoppen-elevation-3.csv"},"size":1139,"isBasedOn":"Holmlund, P., & Holmlund, E. S. (2018). Recent climate-induced shape changes of the ice summit of Kebnekaise, Northern Sweden. In Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography (Vol. 101, Issue 1, pp. 68\u201378). Informa UK Limited. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/04353676.2018.1542130","temporalCoverage":"1951-01-01\/1951-01-01"}]