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07 Sep 2026
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GPR-derived ice thickness of the temperate Hintereisferner glacier (Austrian Alps): evaluation of thickness models
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, 1004, Riga, Latvia
Kristaps Lamsters
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, 1004, Riga, Latvia
Jānis Karušs
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, 1004, Riga, Latvia
Pēteris Džeriņš
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, 1004, Riga, Latvia
Jurijs Ješkins
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, 1004, Riga, Latvia
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Short summary
We measured the ice thickness of Hintereisferner, a small valley glacier in the Austrian Alps. This glacier has been observed for decades and is one of the world’s reference glaciers, but its ice thickness has only been sparsely measured in the past. We show that the glacier is thinner than predicted by ice thickness models, which overestimate thickness on small, temperate valley glaciers. Our results will help validate and improve future models and highlight the need for field measurements.
We measured the ice thickness of Hintereisferner, a small valley glacier in the Austrian Alps....
