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Research article
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08 Sep 2015
Research article |
| 08 Sep 2015
Evolution of Ossoue Glacier (French Pyrenees) since the end of the Little Ice Age
R. Marti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Géographie de l'Environnement (GEODE), UT2J/CNRS, Toulouse, France
Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère (CESBIO), UPS/CNRS/IRD/CNES, Toulouse, France
S. Gascoin
Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère (CESBIO), UPS/CNRS/IRD/CNES, Toulouse, France
T. Houet
Géographie de l'Environnement (GEODE), UT2J/CNRS, Toulouse, France
O. Ribière
Géographie de l'Environnement (GEODE), UT2J/CNRS, Toulouse, France
D. Laffly
Géographie de l'Environnement (GEODE), UT2J/CNRS, Toulouse, France
T. Condom
Laboratoire d'étude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement (LTHE), Université Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France
S. Monnier
Instituto de Geografia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
M. Schmutz
Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (IPD), Pessac, France
C. Camerlynck
Milieux Environnementaux, Transferts et Interactions dans les hydrosystèmes et les Sols (METIS), UPMC/CNRS/EPHE, Paris, France
J. P. Tihay
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), Pau, France
J. M. Soubeyroux
Météo France, Direction de la Climatologie (DCLIM), Toulouse, France
P. René
Association Moraine, Luchon, France
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Short summary
Pyrenean glaciers are currently the southernmost glaciers in Europe. Using an exceptional archive of historical data sets and recent accurate observations, we propose the reconstruction of the length, area, elevation, and mass balance of Ossoue Glacier (French Pyrenees) since the Little Ice Age. We show that its evolution is in good agreement with climatic data. Assuming that the current ablation rate stays constant, Ossoue Glacier will disappear midway through the 21st century.
Pyrenean glaciers are currently the southernmost glaciers in Europe. Using an exceptional...
