Point mass balance (floating date) Weißseespitze (Tyrol, Austria) 2017 to 2024

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Main Authors: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin, Hartl, Lea, Seiser, Bernd, Bertolotti, Giulia, Gschwentner, Andreas, Fischer, Andrea
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author Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin
Hartl, Lea
Seiser, Bernd
Bertolotti, Giulia
Gschwentner, Andreas
Fischer, Andrea
author_facet Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin
Hartl, Lea
Seiser, Bernd
Bertolotti, Giulia
Gschwentner, Andreas
Fischer, Andrea
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Seven ablation stakes were installed near the summit of Weißseespitze (Tyrol, Austria) between 2017 and 2019 to measure ice ablation in the highest region of Gepatschferner. An additional stake was added in 2022. The stakes are positioned at elevations between 3488 and 3506 m a.s.l.. The period of record varies between different stakes. Stake readings were carried out in irregular intervals approximately two to four times per year. Observations include snow depth at the stake locations (if any) and changes of the ice surface relative to the stake. The latter is typically a negative value referring to a decrease in surface elevation due to ice ablation. In some cases, the formation of superimposed ice caused slightly positive surface change. An ice density of 900 kg/m3 was assumed to convert ice ablation into mass change in water equivalent units. Snow density was not measured. Stake positions were recorded with a GNSS receiver (Topcon HIPER V) data unit during most readings and corrected by post-processing. If no position is stated for a given reading, the position was not recorded and the position of the previous or subsequent reading (whichever is closer in time) should be assumed.
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spellingShingle Point mass balance (floating date) Weißseespitze (Tyrol, Austria) 2017 to 2024
Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin
Hartl, Lea
Seiser, Bernd
Bertolotti, Giulia
Gschwentner, Andreas
Fischer, Andrea
Ablation
/Accumulation; Cartesian coordinate, x; Cartesian coordinate, y; Cartesian coordinate, z; DATE/TIME; Duration, number of days; Glacier mass balance; Ice ablation; Ice ablation, in water equivalent; Name; Quality flag, position; Snow height; Weißseespitze, Ötztaler Alpen, Austria; WSS
Seven ablation stakes were installed near the summit of Weißseespitze (Tyrol, Austria) between 2017 and 2019 to measure ice ablation in the highest region of Gepatschferner. An additional stake was added in 2022. The stakes are positioned at elevations between 3488 and 3506 m a.s.l.. The period of record varies between different stakes. Stake readings were carried out in irregular intervals approximately two to four times per year. Observations include snow depth at the stake locations (if any) and changes of the ice surface relative to the stake. The latter is typically a negative value referring to a decrease in surface elevation due to ice ablation. In some cases, the formation of superimposed ice caused slightly positive surface change. An ice density of 900 kg/m3 was assumed to convert ice ablation into mass change in water equivalent units. Snow density was not measured. Stake positions were recorded with a GNSS receiver (Topcon HIPER V) data unit during most readings and corrected by post-processing. If no position is stated for a given reading, the position was not recorded and the position of the previous or subsequent reading (whichever is closer in time) should be assumed.
title Point mass balance (floating date) Weißseespitze (Tyrol, Austria) 2017 to 2024
topic Ablation
/Accumulation; Cartesian coordinate, x; Cartesian coordinate, y; Cartesian coordinate, z; DATE/TIME; Duration, number of days; Glacier mass balance; Ice ablation; Ice ablation, in water equivalent; Name; Quality flag, position; Snow height; Weißseespitze, Ötztaler Alpen, Austria; WSS
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.982345