Mass Balance Factsheet for the Saint Sorlin 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: 356
- Latitude: 45.17°N
- Longitude: 6.15°E
- Height min: 2600 m a.s.l.
- Height max: 3463 m a.s.l.
- Measurement types: MASS BALANCE & FRONT VARIATION
- Current Principal Investigator: Christian Vincent, Delphine Six & Colleagues
- Current Sponsoring Agency: LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GEOPHYSIQUE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT (ST-MARTIN-D’HERES, FR)
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Terrestrial and satellite map of Saint Sorlin glacier (Google Maps)
Saint Sorlin glacier Annual Mass Balance (WGMS, 2016)
Continuous Mass Balance (MB) measurements since 1956/57:
Additional data available: Front Variation (FV) and Glacier Outlines:
