{"id":1192,"date":"2022-04-11T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mosj.no\/indikator\/climate\/land\/massebalanse-for-isbreer-pa-svalbard\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:03:46","slug":"mass-balance-for-glaciers-in-svalbard","status":"publish","type":"bc_indicator","link":"https:\/\/mosj.no\/en\/indikator\/climate\/land\/mass-balance-for-glaciers-in-svalbard\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass balance for glaciers in Svalbard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Melting glaciers are in focus due to climate change and rising temperatures. In Svalbard, several glaciers are monitored to detect the potential loss of mass. Mass balance is the difference between glacier growth in winter due to precipitation and glacier reduction in summer due to melting and runoff. All glaciers presented here have had a reduction in mass through the monitoring period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kronebreen and Kongsvegen. Photo: Geir Gotaas \/ Norwegian Polar Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Mass balance for glaciers in Svalbard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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