Geodetic reanalysis of annual glaciological mass balances (2001–2011) of Hintereisferner, Austria

Klug, Christoph; Bollmann, Erik; Galos, Stephan Peter; Nicholson, Lindsey; Prinz, Rainer; Rieg, Lorenzo; Sailer, Rudolf; Stötter, Johann; Kaser, Georg

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-833-2018

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

The Cryosphere, 12, 833–849, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-833-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

The Cryosphere, 12, 833–849, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-833-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Research article 06 Mar 2018

Research article | 06 Mar 2018

Geodetic reanalysis of annual glaciological mass balances (2001–2011) of Hintereisferner, Austria

Christoph Klug et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-833-2018-supplement

Data sets

Hintereisferner (Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria) Digital Elevation Models (10x10 m) from Airborne Laser Scanning Data Set 2001-2013 Rudolf Sailer, Thomas Geist, Johann Stötter, and Ulrich Strasser https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.875889

Short summary

This study presents a reanalysis of the glacier mass balance record at Hintereisferner, Austria, for the period 2001 to 2011. We provide a year-by-year comparison of glaciological and geodetic mass balances obtained from annual airborne laser scanning data. After applying a series of corrections, a comparison of the methods reveals major differences for certain years. We thoroughly discuss the origin of these discrepancies and implications for future glaciological mass balance measurements.