Suretta Sud Glacier - Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo
Suretta Sud Glacier - Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo
Suretta Sud Glacier - Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo
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<strong>Glacier</strong><br />
Dynamic<br />
Phase<br />
Terminus<br />
variation<br />
Minimum<br />
altitude (m)<br />
Snow Line<br />
Altitude<br />
- 29 -<br />
Notes (Operators)<br />
Dosdè E DM -20 2560 3000<br />
irregular residual snow cover, strong withdrawal, loss of mass (F. Galluccio,<br />
S. Ratti)<br />
Val Viola W DM -13 2825 irr<br />
small fields of residual snow, substantial decrement (S. Ratti, F. Galluccio)<br />
Livigno<br />
Val Nera W DM n.v. scarce snow cover since the beginning of August (S. Alberti, R. Scotti)<br />
Campo N DF -18 2840 3100<br />
new weather station installed, 220 cm of ice lost at 2985 m a.s.l.(D. Colombarolli,<br />
A. Bera)<br />
Saliente DM irr.<br />
residual snow cover at the base of the cliffs over the about 30% of the<br />
surface; fully covered by debris (S. Ratti)<br />
Ortles/Cevedale<br />
Vitelli DM -17 2600 3160<br />
residual snow cover on the accumulation basin; front area in a dismemberment<br />
phase. (A. Scaltriti, A. Galluccio)<br />
Zebrù DM n.v. areal shrinkage (A.C. Galluccio)<br />
Zebrù E DM -13,5 2843 n.v. loss of mass in the left frontal area. (A. Galluccio)<br />
Forà DF -26 2760 n.v.<br />
detachment of an ice lens with morainic cover in the snout area; strong<br />
retreat (L. Colzani)<br />
Gran Zebrù DF -11 2990 ass.<br />
no residual snow, thinning front, dramatic shrinkage. (D. Colombarolli, M.<br />
Fioletti)<br />
Cedec DM -9 n.v.<br />
indented front, very significant mass loss at the snout (D. Colombarolli,<br />
M. Fioletti)<br />
Palon de la Mare DM -13 3012 3400<br />
residual snow cover over the 20% of the surface, clear shrinking of the<br />
snout. (L. Farinella, C. Bessi)<br />
Forni DF -13 2510 3500 very scarce snow cover, as in 2007; dramatic overall mass loss (G. Cola)<br />
Dosegù DM -38,5 2850 3300<br />
strong retreat at the snout, good snow cover over the accumulation basin<br />
(A. Borghi, L. Bolognini)<br />
Sforzellina DM -3,5 2800 ass. some moderate avalanche accumulations, overall mass loss (R. Bottio)<br />
Alpe S DF N.M. ass.<br />
no snow cover, evident overall loss of mass (L. Bonetti, P. Pagliardi, G.<br />
Cola)<br />
Adamello<br />
Pisgana W DF -24 2565 ass. overall loss of mass, weak link with the accumulation basin (F. Roveda)<br />
Venerocolo DM -12 2570 3150<br />
Avio Centrale DM 2900<br />
Aviolo DM 2730 irr<br />
Adamello DF 3300<br />
Marovin DL -6 2060 2200<br />
Lupo DL 0 2440 2620<br />
Porola DM 2540 n.v.<br />
Trobio W<br />
(Tre Confini)<br />
DM irr<br />
Abbreviations: N.M.: Not measured; n.v.: Not evaluated; ass: Absent; irr.: Irregular<br />
very scarce snow cover (15% of the surface area); now separated from<br />
the Vedretta dei Frati (A. Toffaletti)<br />
snow cover, from avalanches only, over 30% of the surface area; moderate<br />
withdrawal (C. Bessi, G. Catania)<br />
thinning of the central portion, snow in the upper sectors and right hydrographical<br />
side (P. Pagliardi)<br />
scarce snow cover, significant mass loss below 3200 m (P. Pagliardi, D.<br />
Perego, A. Toffaletti, A. Elli)<br />
Orobie<br />
residual snow cover over the 50% of the surface, slightly negative mass<br />
balance (M. Butti)<br />
residual snow cover over 40% of the surface, snout unchanged, slightly<br />
negative mass balance (R. Scotti, F. Villa, S. D’Adda, F. Mocci, A. Mussi,<br />
L. Imberi, P. Cinanni)<br />
the lower sector has split from the accumulation basin in the steepest<br />
central portion (M. Merati)<br />
very scarce snow cover. Ice withdrawal at the front and near the rocky cliff,<br />
negative mass balance (S. D’Adda, F. Mocci)<br />
2008 glaciological<br />
Survey
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