Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series
Glacier-wide mass balance has been measured for more than sixty years and is widely used as an indicator of climate change and to assess the glacier contribution to runoff and sea level rise. Until recently, comprehensive uncertainty assessments have rarely been carried out and mass balance data hav...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:84755 2024-09-30T14:44:54+00:00 Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series Zemp, Michael Thibert, Emmanuel Huss, Matthias Stumm, Dorothea Rolstad Denby, Cecilie Nuth, Chris Nussbaumer, Samuel U Moholdt, Geir Mercer, Andrew Mayer, Christoph Joerg, Philip C Jansson, Peter Hynek, Bernhard Fischer, Andrea Escher-Vetter, Heidi Elvehøy, Halgeir Andreassen, Liss M 2013 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/84755/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/84755/1/2013_ZempM_tc-7-1227-2013_Kopie_.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-84755 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1227-2013 eng eng Copernicus Publications https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/84755/1/2013_ZempM_tc-7-1227-2013_Kopie_.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-84755 doi:10.5194/tc-7-1227-2013 urn:issn:1994-0416 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Zemp, Michael; Thibert, Emmanuel; Huss, Matthias; Stumm, Dorothea; Rolstad Denby, Cecilie; Nuth, Chris; Nussbaumer, Samuel U; Moholdt, Geir; Mercer, Andrew; Mayer, Christoph; Joerg, Philip C; Jansson, Peter; Hynek, Bernhard; Fischer, Andrea; Escher-Vetter, Heidi; Elvehøy, Halgeir; Andreassen, Liss M (2013). Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series. The Cryosphere, 7(4):1227-1245. Institute of Geography 910 Geography & travel Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Journal Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-8475510.5194/tc-7-1227-2013 2024-09-11T00:49:01Z Glacier-wide mass balance has been measured for more than sixty years and is widely used as an indicator of climate change and to assess the glacier contribution to runoff and sea level rise. Until recently, comprehensive uncertainty assessments have rarely been carried out and mass balance data have often been applied using rough error estimation or without consideration of errors. In this study, we propose a framework for reanalysing glacier mass balance series that includes conceptual and statistical toolsets for assessment of random and systematic errors, as well as for validation and calibration (if necessary) of the glaciological with the geodetic balance results. We demonstrate the usefulness and limitations of the proposed scheme, drawing on an analysis that comprises over 50 recording periods for a dozen glaciers, and we make recommendations to investigators and users of glacier mass balance data. Reanalysing glacier mass balance series needs to become a standard procedure for every monitoring programme to improve data quality, including reliable uncertainty estimates. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive |
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Institute of Geography 910 Geography & travel Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Zemp, Michael Thibert, Emmanuel Huss, Matthias Stumm, Dorothea Rolstad Denby, Cecilie Nuth, Chris Nussbaumer, Samuel U Moholdt, Geir Mercer, Andrew Mayer, Christoph Joerg, Philip C Jansson, Peter Hynek, Bernhard Fischer, Andrea Escher-Vetter, Heidi Elvehøy, Halgeir Andreassen, Liss M Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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Glacier-wide mass balance has been measured for more than sixty years and is widely used as an indicator of climate change and to assess the glacier contribution to runoff and sea level rise. Until recently, comprehensive uncertainty assessments have rarely been carried out and mass balance data have often been applied using rough error estimation or without consideration of errors. In this study, we propose a framework for reanalysing glacier mass balance series that includes conceptual and statistical toolsets for assessment of random and systematic errors, as well as for validation and calibration (if necessary) of the glaciological with the geodetic balance results. We demonstrate the usefulness and limitations of the proposed scheme, drawing on an analysis that comprises over 50 recording periods for a dozen glaciers, and we make recommendations to investigators and users of glacier mass balance data. Reanalysing glacier mass balance series needs to become a standard procedure for every monitoring programme to improve data quality, including reliable uncertainty estimates. |
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Zemp, Michael Thibert, Emmanuel Huss, Matthias Stumm, Dorothea Rolstad Denby, Cecilie Nuth, Chris Nussbaumer, Samuel U Moholdt, Geir Mercer, Andrew Mayer, Christoph Joerg, Philip C Jansson, Peter Hynek, Bernhard Fischer, Andrea Escher-Vetter, Heidi Elvehøy, Halgeir Andreassen, Liss M |
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Zemp, Michael Thibert, Emmanuel Huss, Matthias Stumm, Dorothea Rolstad Denby, Cecilie Nuth, Chris Nussbaumer, Samuel U Moholdt, Geir Mercer, Andrew Mayer, Christoph Joerg, Philip C Jansson, Peter Hynek, Bernhard Fischer, Andrea Escher-Vetter, Heidi Elvehøy, Halgeir Andreassen, Liss M |
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Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series |
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Copernicus Publications |
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2013 |
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https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/84755/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/84755/1/2013_ZempM_tc-7-1227-2013_Kopie_.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-84755 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1227-2013 |
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Zemp, Michael; Thibert, Emmanuel; Huss, Matthias; Stumm, Dorothea; Rolstad Denby, Cecilie; Nuth, Chris; Nussbaumer, Samuel U; Moholdt, Geir; Mercer, Andrew; Mayer, Christoph; Joerg, Philip C; Jansson, Peter; Hynek, Bernhard; Fischer, Andrea; Escher-Vetter, Heidi; Elvehøy, Halgeir; Andreassen, Liss M (2013). Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series. The Cryosphere, 7(4):1227-1245. |
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