Current Glacier References

Current Overview

  • DeBeer, C.M., Wheater, H.S., Carey, S.K., Chun, K.P. (2016). Recent climatic, cryospheric, and hydrological changes over the interior of western Canada: a review and synthesis. Hydrology and Earth System Science, 20, 1573-1598. doi:10.5194/hess-20-1573-2016
  • IPCC, 2013: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 1535 pp.
  • Solomon, S., Qin, D., Manning, M., Chen, Z., Marquis, M., Averyt, K., et al. (2007). Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Current Regional Trends

  • AMAP (2009). The Greenland Ice Sheet in a Changing Climate. Dahl-Jensen, D., J. Bamber, C.E. Bøggild, E. Buch, J.H. Christensen, K. Dethloff, M. Fahnestock, S. Marshall, M. Rosing, K. Steffen, R. Thomas, M Truffer, M. van den Broeke and C.J. van der Veen. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, 115 pp.
  • Andreassen, L. M., Elvehøy, H., & Kjøllmoen, B. (2005). Major changes in Norway’s glaciers - CICERO. CICERO Senter for klimaforskning. Retrieved July 8, 2013, from https://www.cicero.uio.no/no/posts/klima/major-changes-in-norways-glaciers
  • Black, R. (2012). BBC News - Some Asian glaciers 'putting on mass'. BBC - Homepage. Retrieved July 8, 2013, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17701677
  • Bolch, T., B. Menounos, and R. Wheate (2010). Landsat-based inventory of glaciers in western Canada, 1985-2005. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 114, 127-137.
  • DeBeer, C.M., Wheater, H.S., Carey, S.K., Chun, K.P. (2016). Recent climatic, cryospheric, and hydrological changes over the interior of western Canada: a review and synthesis. Hydrology and Earth System Science, 20, 1573-1598. doi:10.5194/hess-20-1573-2016
  • Jacob, T., J. Wahr, W.T. Pfeffer and S. Swenson (2012). Recent contributions of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise. Nature, 482 (7384), doi:10.1038/nature10847.
  • Lippsett, L. (2012). WHOI : Oceanus : The Retreat of the Gualas Glacier. Home : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
  • National Geographic. (2007). Alps Glaciers Gone by 2050, Expert Says. Daily Nature and Science News and Headlines | National Geographic News . Retrieved July 8, 2013, from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070123-alps-glaciers.html
  • Nuth, C. et al. (2013) Decadal changes from a multi-temporal glacier inventory of Svalbard, The Cryosphere, 7 1603-1621, doi:10.5194/tc-7-1603-2013
  • Otero, J., F. J. Navarro, J. J. Lapazaran, M. Grabiec, D. Puczko, C. Molina, and A. Vieli (2011), Modelling the seasonal and long-term variations of the calving front position of Hansbreen, Journal of Glaciology.
  • Radić, V., and R. Hock (2010), Regional and global volumes of glaciers derived from statistical upscaling of glacier inventory data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 (F01010), doi:10.1029/2009JF001373.
  • Rignot, E.J. and S. Jacobs (2002). Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. Science, 297, 2020.
  • Rignot E., I. Velicogna, M. van Den Broeke, A. Monaghan and J. Lenaerts (2011). Acceleration of the contribution of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to sea level rise. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L05503.
  • Scambos T.A., C. Hulbe, M.A. Fahnestock and J. Bohlander (2000). The link between climate warming and breakup of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Glaciology, 46 (154) 516-530.
  • Shepherd, Andrew et al. "A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance." Science 338 (2012): n. pag. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/338/6111/1183.full. Web. 9 July 2013.
  • Solomon, S., Qin, D., Manning, M., Chen, Z., Marquis, M., Averyt, K., et al. (2007). Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Velicogna, I. and J. Wahr (2006). Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica Science, 311, 1754-1756.
  • Velicogna, I. (2009). Increasing rates of ice mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets revealed by GRACE Geophysical Research Letters, 36 L19503.
  • Winsvold, S.H., Andreassen, L.M., and Kienhols, C. (2014) Glacier area and length changes in Norway from repeat inventories, The Cryosphere, 8 1885-1903, doi:10.5194/tc-8-1885-2014
  • Yi, S., W. Sun, K. Heki, and A. Qian (2015), An increase in the rate of global mean sea level rise since 2010. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 3998–4006. doi:10.1002/2015GL063902.
  • Zwally, H. Jay et al. (2015) Mass gains of the Antarctic ice sheet exceed losses, Journal of Glaciology, 61 (230) 1019-1036, doi:10.3189/2015JoG15J071

Monitoring

  • Cogley, J.G. 2010. A more complete version of the World Glacier Inventory. Annals of Glaciology, 50 (53), 32-38.
  • WGMS (1989). World glacier inventory - Status 1988. Haeberli, W., Bösch, H., Scherler, K., Østrem, G. and Wallén, C. C. (eds.), IAHS (ICSI) / UNEP / UNESCO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland: 458 pp.
  • WGMS (2011). Glacier Mass Balance Bulletin No. 11 (2008–2009). Zemp, M., Nussbaumer, S. U., Gärtner-Roer, I., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F., and Haeberli, W. (eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/ UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland, 102 pp.
  • WGMS 2015. Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 1 (2012–2013). Zemp, M., Gärtner-Roer, I., Nussbaumer, S. U., Hüsler, F., Machguth, H., Mölg, N., Paul, F., and Hoelzle, M. (eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland, 230 pp., publication based on database version: doi:10.5904/wgms-fog-2015-11
Last updated on 06/11/2017