Mass Balance Factsheet for the Argentiere glacier, Alps
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For additional information on the status of the glacier and on data relating to annual mass balance and other measurements, visit the WGMS Fluctuations of Glaciers Browser.
FACTS:
- Political unit: FR
- WGMS ID: 354
- Latitude: 45.95°N
- Longitude: 6.98°E
- Height min: 1500 m a.s.l.
- Height max: 3500 m a.s.l.
- Measurement types: MASS BALANCE & FRONT VARIATION (RECONSTRUCTION AND OBSERVATION)
- Current Principal Investigator: Christian Vincent, Delphine Six & Colleagues
- Current Sponsoring Agency: LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GEOPHYSIQUE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT (ST-MARTIN-D’HERES, FR)
Argentiere glacier in August 2009 (taken by WIKIMEDIA USER: GNOMEFILLIERE on 29/08/2009)
Terrestrial and satellite map of Argentiere glacier (Google Maps)
Argentiere glacier Annual Mass Balance (WGMS, 2016)
Continuous Mass Balance (MB) measurements since 1975/76:
Additional data available: Front Variation (FV), Front Variation Reconstructions (FV Rec) and Glacier Outlines:
