/* DATA DESCRIPTION:
Citation:	Gschwentner, Andreas; Bertolotti, Giulia; Seiser, Bernd; Hartl, Lea; Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin; Wiesenegger, Hans; Fischer, Andrea (2026): Glacier mass balances of Stubacher Sonnblickkees, Hohe Tauern, Austria, 2020/2021 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993887 (DOI registration in progress), 
	In: Gschwentner, A et al. (2026): Glacier mass balances and elevation zones of Stubacher Sonnblickkees from direct glaciological measurements, Hohe Tauern, Austria, 2017/2018 et seq [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993864 (DOI registration in progress)
Abstract:	The annual glacier surface mass balance of Stubacher Sonnblickkees (Hohe Tauern) has been measured since 2017 using the direct glaciological method in the fixed date system (1st October to 30th September of the following year; the accumulation during the winter is determined by 30th April). Snow accumulation is determined by calculating the water equivalent in snow pits and soundings, while ice melt is measured using ablation stakes. Results include the annual net mass balance, total accumulation and ablation, equilibrium line altitude and the specific mass balances per year and per winter- and summer season.
Keyword(s):	Glaciers Austria
Coverage:	LATITUDE: 47.131940 * LONGITUDE: 12.587220
	DATE/TIME START: 2020-10-01T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2021-09-30T00:00:00
Event(s):	Sonnblickkees (SSK) * LATITUDE: 47.131940 * LONGITUDE: 12.587220 * LOCATION: Stubacher Sonnblick, Hohe Tauern, Austria (URI: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubacher_Sonnblick) * METHOD/DEVICE: Sampling/measurements on glacier (GLAC)
Parameter(s):	DATE/TIME (Date/Time) * GEOCODE * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at) * COMMENT: Begin
	DATE/TIME (Date/Time) * GEOCODE * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at) * COMMENT: End
	Accumulation area [km**2] (Sc) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Mass balance in accumulation area [10**6 m**3] (Bc) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Specific mass balance in the accumulation area [kg/m**2] (bc) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Ablation area [km**2] (Sa) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Mass balance in ablation area [10**6 m**3] (Ba) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Specific mass balance in the ablation area [kg/m**2] (ba) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Total area [km**2] (S) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Mass balance, total [10**6 m**3] (B) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Specific mass balance [mm] (b) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Specific mass balance, summer [mm] (bs) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Specific mass balance, winter [mm] (bw) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Equilibrium line altitude [m a.s.l.] (ELA) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Mass balance, summer, geodetic [10**6 m**3] (Bs) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
	Mass balance, winter, geodetic [10**6 m**3] (Bw) * PI: Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8173, martin.stocker-waldhuber@oeaw.ac.at)
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Status:	Curation Level: Enhanced curation (URI: https://wiki.pangaea.de/wiki/Curation_levels)
Size:	14 data points
*/
Date/Time (Begin)	Date/Time (End)	Sc [km**2]	Bc [10**6 m**3]	bc [kg/m**2]	Sa [km**2]	Ba [10**6 m**3]	ba [kg/m**2]	S [km**2]	B [10**6 m**3]	b [mm]	bs [mm]	bw [mm]	ELA [m a.s.l.]	Bs [10**6 m**3]	Bw [10**6 m**3]
2020-10-01	2021-09-30	0.204	0.0589	289	0.674	-0.6721	-996	0.878	-0.6132	-698	-2354	1656	2955	-2.06681	1.453968