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Glacier Mass Balance of Kesselwandferner, Oetztal Alps, Austria, from 1952/53-2010/11

The data represent annual values of the glacier mass balance measured with the direct glaciological method. The mass balance is calculated from ablation of ice and accumulation of snow measured at about 10 to 20 stakes for the mass balance year from 1 October to 30 September of the following year. The data comprises the glacier area, the net mass balance for the total glacier area as well as specified for the ablation and accumulation area, the altitude of the equilibrium line (ELA) and the specific mass balance.

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Date (Publication)
2012-03-05
Edition

1

Citation identifier
MB_KWF_1953-2011
Citation identifier
doi:10.1594/WDCC/MB_KWF_1953-2011
Principal investigator
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Dr. Andrea Fischer
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Author
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Dr. Andrea Fischer
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Author
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Jakob Abermann
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Author
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Gerhard Markl
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Author
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Prof. Dr. Michael Kuhn
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Author
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Dr. Heralt Schneider
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Publisher
  WDC Climate at DKRZ
Point of contact
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Dr. Andrea Fischer
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Name

XLS

Keywords
  • glacier

Use limitation

scientific use: For scientific use only

Language

eng; USA

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Begin date
1952-10-01
End date
2011-09-30
Distribution format
  • XLS ()

Transfer size
0
OnLine resource
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=MB_KWF_1953-2011
Hierarchy level
collection

Non quantitative attribute accuracy

Name of measure

n/a

Measure description

None

Conceptual consistency

Name of measure

n/a

Measure description

None

Attribute description
land_ice_area-where_accumulation
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: km2

Attribute description
equilibrium line altitude
Descriptor

The long-term average position of the highest (late summer) firn line[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: m

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_surface_specific_mass_balance-where_accumulation
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: mm

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_volume-where_accumulation
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: 10+6 m3

Attribute description
land_ice_area-at_altitude_Zone
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: km2

Attribute description
land_ice_area-where_ablation
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: km2

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_surface_specific_mass_balance
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction] [CF-Standard Name]; unit: mm

Attribute description
land_ice area ratio Sc/S
Descriptor

glacier area ratio land_ice_area-where_accumulation (annual) / land_ice_area (annual); unit: not filled

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_volume-at_altitude_Zone
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: 10+6 m3

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_surface_specific_mass_balance-where_ablation
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: mm

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_volume-where_ablation
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: 10+6 m3

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_volume
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: 10+6 m3

Attribute description
land_ice_area
Descriptor

[CF-Guidelines for construction]; unit: km2

Attribute description
land_ice_lwe_specific_mass_balance-at_altitude_Zone
Descriptor

not filled; unit: mm

File identifier
wdc-climate.de:2320486 XML
Metadata language

eng; USA

Hierarchy level
collection
Hierarchy level name

MB_KWF_1953-2011

Date stamp
2011-05-26T12:37:03
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115

Metadata standard version

ISO 19115-2:2009

Point of contact
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Dr. Andrea Fischer
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
Point of contact
  Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics Innsbruck - Dr. Andrea Fischer
http://www.uibk.ac.at/meteo
 
 

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