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All GLAMOS products are referenced with DOI and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). The following datasets and publications are available:


10.18750: GLAMOS Data


Inventory

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/inventory.sgi1850.r1992 The Swiss Glacier Inventory 1850 provides areas and outlines of all glaciers in Switzerland referring to the year 1850. The data are based on historical maps and geomorphological evidence and are delivered as a shapefile. 1992
10.18750/inventory.sgi1931.r2022 The Swiss Glacier Inventory 1931 provides areas and outlines of all glaciers in Switzerland referring to the mean year 1931. The data are based on terrestrial imagery and the first version of LK25 and are delivered as a shapefile. 2022
10.18750/inventory.sgi1973.r1976 The Swiss Glacier Inventory 1973 provides areas and outlines of all glaciers in Switzerland referring to the year 1973. The data are based on aerial imagery and are delivered as a shapefile. 1976
10.18750/inventory.sgi2010.r2010 The Swiss Glacier Inventory 2010 provides areas and outlines of all glaciers in Switzerland referring to the years 2008-2011. The data are based on aerial imagery and are delivered as a shapefile. 2010
10.18750/inventory.sgi2016.r2020 The Swiss Glacier Inventory 2016 provides outlines and areas, debris cover, ice divides and location points of all glaciers in Switzerland referring to the years 2013-2018. The data is based on aerial imagery and stereophotogramatic analysis of the Federal Office of Topography, Switzerland (swisstopo) within the framework of the Topographic Landscape Model of Switzerland (swissTLM3D). Furthermore, the dataset has been glaciologically revised in the frame of GLAMOS (Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, University of Fribourg, Switzerland). The data is delivered as a shapefile. 2020

Lengthchange

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/lengthchange.2018.r2018 Variations of the glacier length are measured annually in fall at the tongues of all larger and on many of the smaller Swiss glaciers and provide an overview of their long-term fluctuations. The dataset contains all available observations up to present and is delivered as a .csv file. 2018
10.18750/lengthchange.2019.r2019 2019
10.18750/lengthchange.2020.r2020 2020
10.18750/lengthchange.2021.r2021 2021
10.18750/lengthchange.2022.r2022 2022
10.18750/lengthchange.2023.r2023 2023

Massbalance

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/massbalance.2018.r2018 Direct measurements of glacier mass balance - the sum of snow accumulation and snow/ice melt - are carried out on selected glaciers in Switzerland. Based on point observations, typically acquired in April/May and September, glacier-wide quantities of seasonal mass balance (winter/summer/annual) are evaluated, expressed as a an area-averaged value of water eqivalent. The dataset contains all available observations up to present and is delivered as four separate .csv files with results both for the exact measurement periods (observation, varying between the years) and the hydrological year (fixdate), as well as for glacier-wide quantities and for individual elevation bins. 2018
10.18750/massbalance.2019.r2019 2019
10.18750/massbalance.2020.r2020 2020
10.18750/massbalance.2020.r2021 2021
10.18750/massbalance.2021.r2021 2021
10.18750/massbalance.2022.r2022 2022
10.18750/massbalance.2023.r2023 2023

Massbalance Point

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/massbalance.point.2020.r2020 Direct observations of point glacier mass balance have been carried out at one up to several dozens of sites on more than 50 individual glaciers in the Swiss Alps over the past century. The measurements represent the basis for seasonal mass balance monitoring. Data are aggregated to three time periods - annual (referring to a time interval of about 1 year, e.g. Oct.-Sept.), winter (referring to an entire winter season, e.g. Oct.-May), or intermediate (referring to an arbitrary period of a day up to several months). Metadata and estimated uncertainties are specified for different variables according to a system of quality indicators. 2020
10.18750/massbalance.point.2021.r2021 2021
10.18750/massbalance.point.2022.r2022 2022
10.18750/massbalance.point.2023.r2023 2023

Massbalance Swisswide

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/massbalance.swisswide.2023.r2023 Measurements of annual glacier mass balances are acquired on ca. 20 Swiss glaciers. In order to infer swisswide ice volume change and, thus, overall glacier mass change, the in situ observations need to be extrapolated to all ca. 1400 glaciers. This is achieved by combining locally measured annual glacier mass balance with long-term geodetic volume change available for all glaciers, also taking into account temporal changes in glacier area. This data set presents multi-decadal time series of regionally aggregated (all Swiss glaciers, main hydrological catchments) glacier mass balance, volume and area, and also allows assessing the relative change in glacier ice volume from year to year. 2023

Volumechange

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/volumechange.2018.r2018 The comparison of digital elevation models derived from photogrammetrical analysis of aerial photographs or evaluation of historical maps allows the determination of glacier ice volume changes over periods of years to decades. Ice volume changes have been converted to geodetic mass balances assuming a density of volume change of 850 kg m-3. The dataset contains all available observations of selected Swiss glaciers up to present and is delivered as a .csv file. 2018
10.18750/volumechange.2019.r2019 2019
10.18750/volumechange.2020.r2020 2020
10.18750/volumechange.2021.r2021 2021
10.18750/volumechange.2022.r2022 2022
10.18750/volumechange.2023.r2023 2023

Flow Velocity

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/flowvelocity.2022.r2022 Local ice flow velocity at the surface is measured on selected Swiss glaciers with a focus on long-term variations. Various terrestrial surveying techniques as well as image analysis has been used. Observation have been carried out on seasonal and annual time periods. The measurements are presented for the exact time period and converted to annual flow speed for a normalized period of 365 days. The dataset contains all available observations up to present and is delivered as a .csv file. 2022

Ice Thickness

DOI Description Date Remarks
10.18750/icethickness.2015.r2018 Ice thickness measurements performed on Swiss glaciers between 1999 and 2015 by various observers. All observations are based on ground penetrating radar (different systems and frequencies). The dataset contains all available observations and is delivered as ASCII files for the individual glaciers. 2018
10.18750/icethickness.2020.r2020 Ice thickness measurements performed on Swiss glaciers between 1982 and 2019 by various observers. All observations are based on ground penetrating radar (different systems and frequencies). The dataset contains all available observations and is delivered as ASCII files for the individual glaciers. 2020



10.18752: GLAMOS Publications


Glaciological Reports

The citation for the whole series of galciological reports 10.18752/glrep_series is:
GLAMOS (1881-2021). The Swiss Glaciers 1880-2020/21, Glaciological Reports No 1-142, Yearbooks of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), published since 1964 by VAW / ETH Zurich, doi:10.18752/glrep_series.

DOI Title Report No. Date Remarks
10.18752/glrep_series The Swiss Glaciers 1880-2020/21 1-142 2022
10.18752/glrep_141-142 The Swiss Glaciers 2019/20 and 2020/21 141/142 2022
10.18752/glrep_139-140 The Swiss Glaciers 2017/18 and 2018/19 139/140 2020
10.18752/glrep_137-138 The Swiss Glaciers 2015/16 and 2016/17 137/138 2018
10.18752/glrep_135-136 The Swiss Glaciers 2013/14 and 2014/15 135/136 2017
10.18752/glrep_133-134 The Swiss Glaciers 2011/12 and 2012/13 133/134 2016
10.18752/glrep_131-132 The Swiss Glaciers 2009/10 and 2010/11 131/132 2015
10.18752/glrep_129-130 The Swiss Glaciers 2007/08 and 2008/09 129/130 2014
10.18752/glrep_127-128 The Swiss Glaciers 2005/06 and 2006/08 127/128 2011
10.18752/glrep_125-126 The Swiss Glaciers 2003/04 and 2004/05 125/126 2009
10.18752/glrep_123-124 The Swiss Glaciers 2001/02 and 2002/03 123/124 2008
10.18752/glrep_121-122 The Swiss Glaciers 1999/00 and 2000/01 121/122 2002
10.18752/glrep_119-120 The Swiss Glaciers 1997/98 and 1998/99 119/120 2001
10.18752/glrep_117-118 The Swiss Glaciers 1995/96 and 1996/97 117/118 1999
10.18752/glrep_115-116 The Swiss Glaciers 1993/94 and 1995/96 115/116 1999
10.18752/glrep_113-114 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1991/92 and 1992/93
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1991/92 et 1992/93
113/114 1998
10.18752/glrep_111-112 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1989/90 und 1990/1991
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1989/90 et 1990/1991
111-112 1998
10.18752/glrep_109-110 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1987/88 und 1988/1989
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1987/88 et 1988/1989
109-110 1993
10.18752/glrep_107-108 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1985/86 und 1986/1987
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1985/86 et 1986/1987
107-108 1992
10.18752/glrep_105-106 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1983/84 und 1984/1985
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1983/84 et 1984/1985
105-106 1992
10.18752/glrep_103-104 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1981/82 und 1982/1983
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1981/82 et 1982/1983
103-104 1991
10.18752/glrep_101-102 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1979/80 und 1980/1981
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1979/80 et 1980/81
101-102 1988
10.18752/glrep_99-100 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1977/78 und 1978/79
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1977/78 et 1978/79
99-100 1986
10.18752/glrep_97-98 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1975/76 und 1976/1977
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1975/76 et 1976/197
97-98 1983
10.18752/glrep_95-96 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1973/74 und 1974/1975
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1973/74 et 1974/75
95-96 1982
10.18752/glrep_93-94 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1971/72 und 1972/1973
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1971/72 et 1972/73
93-94 1976
10.18752/glrep_92 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1970/71
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1970/1971
92 1974
10.18752/glrep_91 Die Gletscher der Schweizer Alpen 1969/70
Les variations des glaciers Suisse 1969/1970
91 1972

Internal Reports

DOI Title Creator Description Date Remarks
10.18752/intrep_1 Mass balance evaluation and uncertainty: Claridenfirn 1914-2017 Huss, Matthias This internal GLAMOS report provides a detailed description of the glacier-wide mass balance evaluation for Claridenfirn, including a thorough assessment of the related uncertainties. Along with the .pdf of the report, the original code (IDL) for mass balance evaluation and six digital elevation models are provided. 2018
10.18752/intrep_2 Considerations for setting up new long-term mass balance monitoring programmes in the Reuss and Inn basin Huss, Matthias This internal GLAMOS report provides a detailed evaluation of the potential of glaciers in the Reuss and Inn basin to act as long-term sites for glacier mass balance monitoring. Considerations on the feasibility and durability of long-term observations are made. The report is provided in .pdf format. 2019
10.18752/intrep_3 Computation of glacier-wide mass balance: evaluating the potential of the linear mass balance model Huss, Matthias The present report provides an in-depth evaluation of the so-called linear mass balance model using GLAMOS data. The aim is to shed light on the potential of this approach but also to emphasize the related drawbacks and problems. 2020
10.18752/intrep_4 Revised Strategy for Monitoring Glacier Length Variation Bauder, Andreas The report evaluates a revised strategy for the monitoring of glacier length variations.Existing measurements are analysed, a new multi-level measurement concept is proposed and the a how to implement. 2020
10.18752/intrep_5 A Best Practice Guide for long-term glacier monitoring in Switzerland Kurzböck, Claudia; Huss, Matthias The Best Practice Guide for glacier monitoring documents past and present techniques of glacier observation in the Swiss Alps. It is focused on approaches used in the frame of GLAMOS and aims at representing a benchmark for future monitoring activities. The variables glacier mass balance, length change, and glacier inventory are covered regarding data acquisition, evaluation and archiving. 2021

Winter Snow Accumulation Reports

DOI Title Creator Description Date Remarks
10.18752/winterrep_2024 Winter snow accumulation on Swiss glaciers in 2024 Huss, Matthias The report summarizes the winter snow accumulation measurements performed on Swiss glaciers in April/May 2024. A preliminary data evaluation with respect to other years is presented. 2024

Annual Massbalance Reports

DOI Title Creator Description Date Remarks
10.18752/annualrep_2024 Annual mass balance on Swiss glaciers in 2024 Huss, Matthias The report summarizes the annual mass balance measurements performed on Swiss glaciers in September 2024. A preliminary data evaluation with respect to other years is presented. 2024


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