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Mar 24

Glaciers matter: APRI in the UN International Year for Glaciers´ Preservation

By Yannika Baier Allgemein, Glaciology, Klimawandel, News No Comments

Matterhorn glacier, Antarctica. (© Birgit Sattler) Pecora Escarpment, Antarctica. (© Birgit Sattler) The future of our glaciers is not the brightest: under the pressure of the climate crisis glaciers vanish by losing their ice masses. Even under the most ambitious…

Jan 08

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Freya Glacier: Avalanches do matter!

By Yannika Baier Cryosphere & Climate, Field report, Glaciology No Comments

While rising temperatures in the Arctic are increasing glacier mass loss by extending the melt season, they may also lead to an increase in snow accumulation as warmer air can carry more moisture. While the first effect dominates overall and…

Jul 14

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Glacier Elvis from Outer Space – Part I

By Iris Cryosphere & Climate, Field report, Glaciology

Someone knocked at the door. I looked up and Bernhard Hynek, one of ZAMGs glaciologists, entered my office. It was January 2011, I was working at the ZAMG as a student-researcher apart from studying for my Bachelor. "Do you want…

Mar 21

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New Greenland Satellite Study

By Christoph Ruhsam Kryosphäre & Klima

A large-scale study led by Dominik Fahrner, Liverpool University, that involved the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) provides evidence of a severe Greenland-wide retreat of glacier fronts on the world's largest island that began in the 1980s. Jakob Abermann of…

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Glaciers matter: APRI in the UN International Year for Glaciers´ Preservation

Freya Glacier: Avalanches do matter!

Glacier Elvis from Outer Space – Part I

New Greenland Satellite Study

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Glaciers matter: APRI in the UN International Year for Glaciers´ Preservation

Freya Glacier: Avalanches do matter!

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New Greenland Satellite Study

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