Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps
International audience The Sarennes glacier mass balance (French Alps) has been measured since 1949 using the glaciological method based on core and ablation stake data, and area extrapolations to get the overall glacier balance. The cumulative balance obtained in this way is very dependent on syste...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-02590652v1 2023-05-15T16:57:10+02:00 Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps Bilans de masse glaciologique et volumétrique : analyse d'erreur sur 51 ans au Glacier de Sarennes, Alpes françaises Thibert, Emmanuel Blanc, Richard Vincent, C. Eckert, Nicolas Érosion torrentielle, neige et avalanches (UR ETGR (ETNA)) Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2008 https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02590652 en eng HAL CCSD International Glaciological Society hal-02590652 https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02590652 IRSTEA: PUB00024328 ISSN: 0022-1430 Journal of Glaciology https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02590652 Journal of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, 2008, 54 (186), pp.522-532 GLACIER DE SARENNES [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2008 ftccsdartic 2021-08-07T23:06:27Z International audience The Sarennes glacier mass balance (French Alps) has been measured since 1949 using the glaciological method based on core and ablation stake data, and area extrapolations to get the overall glacier balance. The cumulative balance obtained in this way is very dependent on systematic errors that can increase linearly with the number, N, of measurement years, whereas random errors rise with the square root of N. The volumetric balance method based on aerial photogrammetry provides results that do not depend on the number of years. This method was used to test field measurements for the period 1952-2003 and gives a mass balance of -32.30 ± 1.04 m w.e compared to -34.89 ± 1.15 m w.e. based on field data. The discrepancy between the two methods is discussed on the basis of a careful error analysis. Moreover, the possibility of using the volumetric method to detect biases in field measurements is evaluated in terms of two types of errors. The number and locations of measurement sites required to account for all the spatial and temporal variabilities of the mass balance is discussed by variance analysis. Methodological implications and recommendations are presented to provide mass balance measurements of best possible accuracy. Le bilan de masse du glacier de Sarennes (Alpes françaises) est suivi depuis 1949 par la méthode glaciologique à partir de mesures ponctuelles par carottages dans le névé et d'ablation dans la glace, et d'extrapolation spatiale pour obtenir le bilan d'ensemble du glacier. Le bilan cumulé obtenu par cette méthode est très sensible à l'accumulation d'erreurs systématiques qui augmentent proportionnellement au nombre, N, d'années de mesure, alors que les erreurs aléatoires ne se cumulent que proportionnellement à la racine carré de N. Le bilan volumétrique obtenu à partir de photogrammétrie aérienne fourni une mesure qui ne dépend pas du nombre d'année de mesure. Cette méthode a été utilisée pour tester les mesures de terrain sur la période 1952-2003 et donne un bilan de ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) |
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International audience The Sarennes glacier mass balance (French Alps) has been measured since 1949 using the glaciological method based on core and ablation stake data, and area extrapolations to get the overall glacier balance. The cumulative balance obtained in this way is very dependent on systematic errors that can increase linearly with the number, N, of measurement years, whereas random errors rise with the square root of N. The volumetric balance method based on aerial photogrammetry provides results that do not depend on the number of years. This method was used to test field measurements for the period 1952-2003 and gives a mass balance of -32.30 ± 1.04 m w.e compared to -34.89 ± 1.15 m w.e. based on field data. The discrepancy between the two methods is discussed on the basis of a careful error analysis. Moreover, the possibility of using the volumetric method to detect biases in field measurements is evaluated in terms of two types of errors. The number and locations of measurement sites required to account for all the spatial and temporal variabilities of the mass balance is discussed by variance analysis. Methodological implications and recommendations are presented to provide mass balance measurements of best possible accuracy. Le bilan de masse du glacier de Sarennes (Alpes françaises) est suivi depuis 1949 par la méthode glaciologique à partir de mesures ponctuelles par carottages dans le névé et d'ablation dans la glace, et d'extrapolation spatiale pour obtenir le bilan d'ensemble du glacier. Le bilan cumulé obtenu par cette méthode est très sensible à l'accumulation d'erreurs systématiques qui augmentent proportionnellement au nombre, N, d'années de mesure, alors que les erreurs aléatoires ne se cumulent que proportionnellement à la racine carré de N. Le bilan volumétrique obtenu à partir de photogrammétrie aérienne fourni une mesure qui ne dépend pas du nombre d'année de mesure. Cette méthode a été utilisée pour tester les mesures de terrain sur la période 1952-2003 et donne un bilan de ... |
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Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps |
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Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps |
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Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps |
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Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps |
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Glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for Glacier de Sarennes glacier, French Alps |
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glaciological and volumetric mass-balance measurements: error analysis over 51 years for glacier de sarennes glacier, french alps |
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ISSN: 0022-1430 Journal of Glaciology https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02590652 Journal of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, 2008, 54 (186), pp.522-532 |
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