Strong changes in englacial temperatures despite insignificant changes in ice thickness at Dôme du Goûter glacier (Mont Blanc area)

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Vincent, Christian, Gilbert, Adrien, Jourdain, Bruno, Piard, Luc, Ginot, Patrick, Mikhalenko, Vladimir, Possenti, Philippe, Le Meur, Emmanuel, Laarman, Olivier, Six, Delphine
• Other Authors: 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)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Mont Blanc; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://insu.hal.science/insu-03706473; https://insu.hal.science/insu-03706473/document; https://insu.hal.science/insu-03706473/file/tc-14-925-2020.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-925-2020

International audience The response of very-high-elevation glaciated areas on Mont Blanc to climate change has been analysed using observations and numerical modelling over the last 2 decades. Unlike the changes at low elevations, we observe very low glacier thickness changes, of about -2.6 m on ave...