Siebenbrunner, Anna; Hartl, Lea; Zagel, Bernhard: Homogenised glacier mass balances and surface areas of Stubacher Sonnblickkees, Hohe Tauern Range, Eastern Alps, Austria, 2018–2025 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996112 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
This dataset provides annual homogenised values of glacier surface area and mass balance for the Stubacher Sonnblickkees glacier in the Hohe Tauern, Austria, covering the period 2018–2025 with ongoing yearly updates. The values were homogenised across three independent mass balance methods: the direct (glaciological) method, the geodetic method, and the semi-direct method. Accompanying the tabular values, homogenised glacier outlines are provided as shapefiles for each year. The dataset was produced within an intercomparison exercise designed to evaluate differences between the geodetic, glaciological, and semi-direct methods for determining glacier mass balance. It supports long-term monitoring of glacier evolution in the Eastern Alps and contributes to the assessment of methodological uncertainties in mass balance observations.
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Supplement to:
Siebenbrunner, Anna; Hartl, Lea; Zagel, Bernhard (preprint): Beyond equilibrium: Multi-method mass-balance monitoring at the vanishing Alpine glacier Stubacher Sonnblickkees, Austria. https://doi.org/10.31223/X5MV2C
Source:
Gschwentner, Andreas; Bertolotti, Giulia; Seiser, Bernd; Hartl, Lea; Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin; Wiesenegger, Hans; Fischer, Andrea (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.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.993864 (Direct (glaciological) method)
Siebenbrunner, Anna (2026): Geodetic glacier mass balances of Stubacher Sonnblickkees, Hohe Tauern Range, Eastern Alps, Austria, 2019 et seq [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.991024 (Geodetic method)
Slupetzky, Heinz; Ehgartner, Gerhard; Zagel, Bernhard (2014): Glacier mass balances of Stubacher Sonnblickkees, Hohe Tauern Range, Eastern Alps, Austria, 1958/1959 et seq [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.829950 (Semi-direct method)
Coverage:
Latitude: 47.131940 * Longitude: 12.587220
Date/Time Start: 2016-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2025-12-31T23:59:59
Event(s):
Sonnblickkees (SSK) * Latitude: 47.131940 * Longitude: 12.587220 * Location: Stubacher Sonnblick, Hohe Tauern, Austria * Method/Device: Sampling/measurements on glacier (GLAC)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Glacier area | Glac area | m2 | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 3 | Mass balance, annual, direct | b direct | m w.e. | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 4 | Mass balance, annual, direct, error | b direct e | ± | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 5 | Mass balance, annual, semi-direct | b semi-direkt | m w.e. | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 6 | Mass balance, annual, semi-direct, error | b semi-direkt e | ± | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 7 | Mass balance, annual, geodetic | b | m w.e. | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 8 | Mass balance, annual, geodetic, uncertainity | b unc | m e.w. | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized | |
| 9 | Geospatial vector, shapefiles | Shapefile | Siebenbrunner, Anna | Homogenized |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
63 data points