Glacier changes in Iceland from 1890 to 2019

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Adalgeirsdottir, Gudfinna, Pálsson, Finnur, Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn, Magnusson, Eyjólfur, Belart, Joaquin, Johannesson, T, Hannesdóttir, Hrafnhildur, Sigurðsson, Oddur, Gunnarsson, Andri, Einarsson, B, Berthier, Etienne, Schmidt, Louise Steffensen, Björnsson, Helgi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Langjökull; Vatnajökull; glacier; Hofsjökull; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/81403; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-84511; https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.523646

The volume of glaciers in Iceland (∼3,400 km3 in 2019) corresponds to about 9 mm of potential global sea level rise. In this study, observations from 98.7% of glacier covered areas in Iceland (in 2019) are used to construct a record of mass change of Icelandic glaciers since the end of the 19th cent...