Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period
ABSTRACT In this paper, we reanalyze the glacier mass balance on Glaciar Antisana 15 α over the 1995–2012 period. Annual glacier mass balances were quantified on the basis of monthly glaciological measurements using an adaptation of Lliboutry's statistical approach. The geodetic mass balance wa...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/jog.2016.17 2024-09-09T19:49:03+00:00 Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period BASANTES-SERRANO, RUBÉN RABATEL, ANTOINE FRANCOU, BERNARD VINCENT, CHRISTIAN MAISINCHO, LUIS CÁCERES, BOLÍVAR GALARRAGA, REMIGIO ALVAREZ, DANILO 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.17 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143016000174 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Glaciology volume 62, issue 231, page 124-136 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.17 2024-07-24T04:03:20Z ABSTRACT In this paper, we reanalyze the glacier mass balance on Glaciar Antisana 15 α over the 1995–2012 period. Annual glacier mass balances were quantified on the basis of monthly glaciological measurements using an adaptation of Lliboutry's statistical approach. The geodetic mass balance was computed between 1997 and 2009 giving a cumulative balance of −1.39 ± 1.97 m w.e. and a slightly negative adjusted annual glaciological mass balance (−0.12 ± 0.16 m w.e. a −1 ). Despite a careful analysis of uncertainties, we found a large discrepancy between the cumulative glaciological and the geodetic mass balances over the common period, of 4.66 m w.e. This discrepancy can mainly be explained by underestimated net accumulation in the glacier upper reaches, which could be due to the peculiar climate conditions of the equatorial zone with year round accumulation, thereby preventing clear identification of annual layers. An increase of ~70% in measured rates of net accumulation would be needed to balance the glaciological and geodetic mass balances; a hypothesis confirmed by estimated ice flux in the vicinity of the ELA. Consequently, the vertical gradient of precipitation may be higher than previously estimated and the accumulation processes (including the role of frost deposition) need to be carefully analyzed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Ela ENVELOPE(9.642,9.642,63.170,63.170) Journal of Glaciology 62 231 124 136 |
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ABSTRACT In this paper, we reanalyze the glacier mass balance on Glaciar Antisana 15 α over the 1995–2012 period. Annual glacier mass balances were quantified on the basis of monthly glaciological measurements using an adaptation of Lliboutry's statistical approach. The geodetic mass balance was computed between 1997 and 2009 giving a cumulative balance of −1.39 ± 1.97 m w.e. and a slightly negative adjusted annual glaciological mass balance (−0.12 ± 0.16 m w.e. a −1 ). Despite a careful analysis of uncertainties, we found a large discrepancy between the cumulative glaciological and the geodetic mass balances over the common period, of 4.66 m w.e. This discrepancy can mainly be explained by underestimated net accumulation in the glacier upper reaches, which could be due to the peculiar climate conditions of the equatorial zone with year round accumulation, thereby preventing clear identification of annual layers. An increase of ~70% in measured rates of net accumulation would be needed to balance the glaciological and geodetic mass balances; a hypothesis confirmed by estimated ice flux in the vicinity of the ELA. Consequently, the vertical gradient of precipitation may be higher than previously estimated and the accumulation processes (including the role of frost deposition) need to be carefully analyzed. |
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BASANTES-SERRANO, RUBÉN RABATEL, ANTOINE FRANCOU, BERNARD VINCENT, CHRISTIAN MAISINCHO, LUIS CÁCERES, BOLÍVAR GALARRAGA, REMIGIO ALVAREZ, DANILO |
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BASANTES-SERRANO, RUBÉN RABATEL, ANTOINE FRANCOU, BERNARD VINCENT, CHRISTIAN MAISINCHO, LUIS CÁCERES, BOLÍVAR GALARRAGA, REMIGIO ALVAREZ, DANILO Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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BASANTES-SERRANO, RUBÉN RABATEL, ANTOINE FRANCOU, BERNARD VINCENT, CHRISTIAN MAISINCHO, LUIS CÁCERES, BOLÍVAR GALARRAGA, REMIGIO ALVAREZ, DANILO |
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Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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Slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on Glaciar Antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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slight mass loss revealed by reanalyzing glacier mass-balance observations on glaciar antisana 15α (inner tropics) during the 1995–2012 period |
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