Brief Communication: Global reconstructions of glacier mass change during the 20th century are consistent

Marzeion, B.; Leclercq, P. W.; Cogley, J. G.; Jarosch, A. H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2399-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2399-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2399-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 6

Brief communication

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17 Dec 2015

Brief communication |

| 17 Dec 2015

Brief Communication: Global reconstructions of glacier mass change during the 20th century are consistent

B. Marzeion, P. W. Leclercq, J. G. Cogley, and A. H. Jarosch

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RC C1317: 'Review of 'Global Glacier Mass Loss Reconstructions During the 20th Century Are Consistent'', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Jul 2015
RC C1392: 'Review of Marzeion et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Aug 2015
AC C2198: 'Reply to reviewers', Ben Marzeion, 10 Nov 2015

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AR by Ben Marzeion on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2015)

ED: Publish as is (30 Nov 2015) by G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

AR by Ben Marzeion on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2015)

Short summary

We show that estimates of global glacier mass change during the 20th century, obtained from glacier-length-based reconstructions and from a glacier model driven by gridded climate observations are now consistent with each other and also with an estimate for the years 2003-2009 that is mostly based on remotely sensed data. This consistency is found throughout the entire common periods of the respective data sets. Inconsistencies of reconstructions and observations persist on regional scales.