Publication: Vanished glaciers of the Swiss Alps: An inventory-based assessment from 1973 to 2016
Vanished glaciers of the Swiss Alps: An inventory-based assessment from 1973 to 2016
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Linsbauer, A., Huss, M., Hodel, E., Bauder, A., & Barandun, M. (2025). Vanished glaciers of the Swiss Alps: An inventory-based assessment from 1973 to 2016. Annals of Glaciology, 66, e33. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10031
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This study presents the first nationwide assessment of vanished glaciers in Switzerland. By comparing the Swiss Glacier Inventories SGI1973 and SGI2016, we identify 1019 vanished glaciers, representing more than 40% of all glaciers inventoried in 1973 and accounting for 13% (47±3 km²) of total glacier area loss. Glacier disappearance was most widespread along the main Alpine divide, in regions with relatively low peak elevations. Most vanished glaciers were very small (<0.10 km $^{2}$ ) and steep, south- or east-facing glaciers more o
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Linsbauer, A., Huss, M., Hodel, E., Bauder, A., & Barandun, M. (2025). Vanished glaciers of the Swiss Alps: An inventory-based assessment from 1973 to 2016. Annals of Glaciology, 66, e33. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10031
