Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year
International audience Widespread glacier losses have been observed in most glaciated regions on Earth during recent decades, with a typical pattern of strong thinning in their lower reaches and limited elevation changes in their accumulation areas. Here, we use Pléiades satellite stereo-images of t...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-04405804v1 2024-02-27T08:42:24+00:00 Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year Berthier, Etienne Vincent, Christian Six, Delphine Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales (LEGOS) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ) Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) 2023-11-29 https://hal.science/hal-04405804 https://hal.science/hal-04405804/document https://hal.science/hal-04405804/file/exceptional-thinning-through-the-entire-altitudinal-range-of-mont-blanc-glaciers-during-the-202122-mass-balance-year.pdf https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2023.100 en eng HAL CCSD International Glaciological Society info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/jog.2023.100 hal-04405804 https://hal.science/hal-04405804 https://hal.science/hal-04405804/document https://hal.science/hal-04405804/file/exceptional-thinning-through-the-entire-altitudinal-range-of-mont-blanc-glaciers-during-the-202122-mass-balance-year.pdf doi:10.1017/jog.2023.100 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0022-1430 EISSN: 1727-5652 Journal of Glaciology https://hal.science/hal-04405804 Journal of Glaciology, 2023, pp.1-6. ⟨10.1017/jog.2023.100⟩ [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2023 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2023.100 2024-01-28T00:02:58Z International audience Widespread glacier losses have been observed in most glaciated regions on Earth during recent decades, with a typical pattern of strong thinning in their lower reaches and limited elevation changes in their accumulation areas. Here, we use Pléiades satellite stereo-images of the Mont-Blanc massif (Alps) to reveal that thinning took place through the entire elevation range during the exceptional 2021/22 mass-balance year. Above 3000 m a.s.l. on Argentière glacier and Mer de Glace, thinning rates exceeded 3.5 m a −1 while almost no change occurred during the previous 9 years. Below 3000 m a.s.l., these anomalous thinning rates are essentially explained by changes in surface mass balance. At higher altitudes, other processes such as firn densification may play a role. Our analysis shows that high altitude glaciers, mostly stable during the last 100 years, are now responding to the impact of climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Mont Blanc ENVELOPE(69.468,69.468,-49.461,-49.461) Journal of Glaciology 1 6 |
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International audience Widespread glacier losses have been observed in most glaciated regions on Earth during recent decades, with a typical pattern of strong thinning in their lower reaches and limited elevation changes in their accumulation areas. Here, we use Pléiades satellite stereo-images of the Mont-Blanc massif (Alps) to reveal that thinning took place through the entire elevation range during the exceptional 2021/22 mass-balance year. Above 3000 m a.s.l. on Argentière glacier and Mer de Glace, thinning rates exceeded 3.5 m a −1 while almost no change occurred during the previous 9 years. Below 3000 m a.s.l., these anomalous thinning rates are essentially explained by changes in surface mass balance. At higher altitudes, other processes such as firn densification may play a role. Our analysis shows that high altitude glaciers, mostly stable during the last 100 years, are now responding to the impact of climate change. |
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Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales (LEGOS) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ) Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) |
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Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year |
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Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year |
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Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year |
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Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year |
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Exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of Mont-Blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year |
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exceptional thinning through the entire altitudinal range of mont-blanc glaciers during the 2021/22 mass balance year |
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ISSN: 0022-1430 EISSN: 1727-5652 Journal of Glaciology https://hal.science/hal-04405804 Journal of Glaciology, 2023, pp.1-6. ⟨10.1017/jog.2023.100⟩ |
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