Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1773-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1773-2015
Research article
 | 
08 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 08 Sep 2015

Evolution of Ossoue Glacier (French Pyrenees) since the end of the Little Ice Age

R. Marti, S. Gascoin, T. Houet, O. Ribière, D. Laffly, T. Condom, S. Monnier, M. Schmutz, C. Camerlynck, J. P. Tihay, J. M. Soubeyroux, and P. René

Related authors

Mapping snow depth in open alpine terrain from stereo satellite imagery
R. Marti, S. Gascoin, E. Berthier, M. de Pinel, T. Houet, and D. Laffly
The Cryosphere, 10, 1361–1380, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1361-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1361-2016, 2016
Short summary

Related subject area

Alpine Glaciers
Automated snow cover detection on mountain glaciers using spaceborne imagery and machine learning
Rainey Aberle, Ellyn Enderlin, Shad O'Neel, Caitlyn Florentine, Louis Sass, Adam Dickson, Hans-Peter Marshall, and Alejandro Flores
The Cryosphere, 19, 1675–1693, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1675-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1675-2025, 2025
Short summary
Spectral characteristics of seismic ambient vibrations reveal changes in the subglacial environment of Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland
Janneke van Ginkel, Fabian Walter, Fabian Lindner, Miroslav Hallo, Matthias Huss, and Donat Fäh
The Cryosphere, 19, 1469–1490, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025, 2025
Short summary
Recent observations and glacier modeling point towards near-complete glacier loss in western Austria (Ötztal and Stubai mountain range) if 1.5 °C is not met
Lea Hartl, Patrick Schmitt, Lilian Schuster, Kay Helfricht, Jakob Abermann, and Fabien Maussion
The Cryosphere, 19, 1431–1452, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1431-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1431-2025, 2025
Short summary
The glaciers of the Dolomites: the last 40 years of melting
Andrea Securo, Costanza Del Gobbo, Giovanni Baccolo, Carlo Barbante, Michele Citterio, Fabrizio De Blasi, Marco Marcer, Mauro Valt, and Renato R. Colucci
The Cryosphere, 19, 1335–1352, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1335-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1335-2025, 2025
Short summary
Reconstructed glacier area and volume changes in the European Alps since the Little Ice Age
Johannes Reinthaler and Frank Paul
The Cryosphere, 19, 753–767, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-753-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-753-2025, 2025
Short summary

Cited articles

Berthier, E., Vincent, C., Magnusson, E., Gunnlaugsson, A. p., Pitte, P., Le Meur, E., Masiokas, M., Ruiz, L., Palsson, F., Belart, J. M. C., and Wagnon, P.: Glacier topography and elevation changes derived from Pleiades sub-meter stereo images, The Cryosphere, 8, 2275–2291. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2275-2014, 2014.
Boé, J. and Habets, F.: Multi-decadal river flow variations in France, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 691–708, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-691-2014, 2014.
Bonaparte, P. R.: Les variations périodiques des glaciers français, Typographie Chamerot et Renouard, available at: http://www.worldcat.org/title/variations-periodiques-des-glaciers-francais/oclc/6549420 (last access: 8 April 2015), 1892.
Bücher, A. and Dessens, J.: Secular trend of surface temperature at an elevated observatory in the Pyrenees, J. Climate, 4, 859–868, 1991.
Büntgen, U., Frank, D., Grudd, H. K., and Esper, J.: Long-term summer temperature variations in the Pyrenees, Clim. Dynam., 31, 615–631, 2008.
Download
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.
Share