Ward van Pelt
Associate professor
Recent work
We recently generated new glacier thickness and bed maps for Svalbard. See here for more details! 
Have a look at our recent study on ice thickness inversion in Scandinavia! 
Welcome
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Welcome to my website! I am a senior lecturer in physical geography at Uppsala University in Sweden. I study the impact of changing climate conditions on Arctic glaciers and seasonal snow packs. | |
News
25-Sep-2025 :: Publication in OIKOS
"Arctic-breeding black-legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output" by McKendrick et al. is now published in OIKOS. Link
04-Apr-2025 :: Publication in The Cryosphere
"Long-term development of a perennial firn aquifer on the Lomonosovfonna ice cap, Svalbard" by Van den Akker et al. is now published in The Cryosphere. Link
07-Jan-2025 :: Publication in The Cryosphere
"New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard" by Van Pelt and Frank is now published in The Cryosphere. Link