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Mer de Glace Glacier
Contributing Station Information
Other Networks to Which This Contributing Station Belongs
- National : GLACIOCLIM (The GLACIers, an Observatory of the CLIMate). This network is a permanent structure funded by the French Ministry of Research, the French National center of Investigation (CNRS), the French Polar Institute (IPEV) and the French Institute for Research and Development (IRD). Only glaciological data since 1994 (mass balance, velocity, thickness and snout position) are accessible on this web site. Coordination: Delphine SIX. http://www-lgge.ujf-grenoble.fr/ServiceObs/index.htm.
- ONERC : Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Presentation-et-missions.html
- International : this site is inserted in the WGMS network. Annual mass balance and snout poition are delivered in this data base. http://www.wgms.ch/index.htm
Measurement Methods Used
- UNESCO
- GTN-G/WGMS
Data Information
- Are the data quality controlled? yes
- How are the data accessible? HTTP (web)
- Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): delayed more than one year
Publications
Six, D., Vincent C.2014. Sensitivity of mass balance and equilibrium-line altitude to climate change in the French Alps, Journal of Glaciology, 60(223)
Hingray, B., Dedieu, J.P., Lebel, T., Obled, C., Sicart, J.E., Six, D., et al. (2012). Glaciological and hydrometeorological observations in mountainous areas: Some current issues and perspectives. Houille Blanche-Revue Internationale de l’Eau, (2), 5–11.
Vincent C. M. Harter, A. Gilbert, E. Berthier, & D. Six. (2014). Future fluctuations of Mer de Glace, French Alps, assessed using a parameterized model calibrated with past thickness changes. Annals of Glaciology, 55,(66), doi:10.3189/2014AoG66A050
Hingray, B., Dedieu, J.P., Lebel, T., Obled, C., Sicart, J.E., Six, D., et al. (2012). Glaciological and hydrometeorological observations in mountainous areas: Some current issues and perspectives. Houille Blanche-Revue Internationale de l’Eau, (2), 5–11.
Vincent C. M. Harter, A. Gilbert, E. Berthier, & D. Six. (2014). Future fluctuations of Mer de Glace, French Alps, assessed using a parameterized model calibrated with past thickness changes. Annals of Glaciology, 55,(66), doi:10.3189/2014AoG66A050
Measurements
The measurements made at Mer de Glace Glacier are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
Cryosphere Measurements
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Measurement Notes and Other Measurements
| Category | Description or List |
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| Glacier | Snout position is determined since 1866 (fragmented data between 1966 and 1970, continous after this year). |
Annual mass balances are continuously measured every year since 1978, winter and summer mass balances since 1994. Snout position is determined since 1866 but data are fragmented between 1866 and 1970. Thickness variation are continuously determined since 1969 along 5 transverse profiles. Ice velocities are also determined along these profiles since 1969.