GLAMOS Data

Swiss Glacier Point Mass Balance Observations (release 2023)

Citations

GLAMOS (2023). Swiss Glacier Point Mass Balance Observations, release 2023, Glacier Monitoring Switzerland. doi:10.18750/massbalance.point.2023.r2023.

Description

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.

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Creators

GLAMOS - Glacier Monitoring Switzerland

Publisher

GLAMOS - Glacier Monitoring Switzerland
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Department of Geography, University of Zürich, Switzerland

Contributors

Bauder, Andreas; Funk, Martin; Geibel, Lea; Huss, Matthias; Kappenberger, Giovanni; Kurzböck, Claudia; Linsbauer, Andreas; Salzmann, Nadine; Steinegger, Urs; Langenegger, Otto; Zemp, Michael; Vieli, Andreas

Date

2023

Type

Dataset

Language

English (en)

Right / License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

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