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Ålfotbreen - 2078
Ålfotbreen ice cap is the westernmost and the most maritime glacier in Norway. Mass balance studies have been carried out since 1963.
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| Year | area (km²) |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 4.75 | N50 |
| 1968 | 4.49 | Glacier map |
| 1969 | 4.62 | N50 |
| 1988 | 4.18 | Glacier map |
| 1997 | 4.5 | Glacier map |
| 2006 | 3.99 | Landsat |
| 2010 | 3.98 | Orthophoto |
| 2019 | 3.61 | Sentinel-2 |
1963 - 2023
| Year | Winter balance (m.w.e.) | Summer balance (m.w.e.) | Annual balance (m.w.e.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2.52 | -3.21 | -0.70 |
| 1964 | 2.66 | -2.38 | 0.28 |
| 1965 | 3.75 | -3.07 | 0.68 |
| 1966 | 2.40 | -3.93 | -1.53 |
| 1967 | 4.43 | -3.12 | 1.30 |
| 1968 | 4.65 | -3.64 | 1.01 |
| 1969 | 2.58 | -4.92 | -2.34 |
| 1970 | 2.65 | -3.78 | -1.13 |
| 1971 | 4.14 | -3.31 | 0.83 |
| 1972 | 3.78 | -3.74 | 0.04 |
| 1973 | 4.57 | -2.56 | 2.01 |
| 1974 | 3.49 | -2.63 | 0.85 |
| 1975 | 4.32 | -3.50 | 0.82 |
| 1976 | 4.37 | -3.06 | 1.31 |
| 1977 | 2.31 | -2.94 | -0.63 |
| 1978 | 2.46 | -3.08 | -0.62 |
| 1979 | 3.20 | -3.36 | -0.15 |
| 1980 | 2.48 | -3.21 | -0.73 |
| 1981 | 4.04 | -3.81 | 0.24 |
| 1982 | 3.30 | -3.31 | -0.01 |
| 1983 | 4.61 | -3.23 | 1.38 |
| 1984 | 4.22 | -2.85 | 1.38 |
| 1985 | 2.48 | -2.98 | -0.50 |
| 1986 | 2.34 | -2.95 | -0.61 |
| 1987 | 4.45 | -2.38 | 2.07 |
| 1988 | 2.69 | -5.18 | -2.50 |
| 1989 | 5.29 | -2.95 | 2.34 |
| 1990 | 5.96 | -4.19 | 1.76 |
| 1991 | 3.44 | -2.87 | 0.57 |
| 1992 | 5.48 | -3.08 | 2.39 |
| 1993 | 4.69 | -2.82 | 1.87 |
| 1994 | 3.72 | -2.92 | 0.80 |
| 1995 | 5.14 | -3.91 | 1.23 |
| 1996 | 1.87 | -3.82 | -1.94 |
| 1997 | 4.09 | -4.25 | -0.16 |
| 1998 | 3.37 | -3.81 | -0.45 |
| 1999 | 4.34 | -4.67 | -0.34 |
| 2000 | 4.92 | -3.75 | 1.17 |
| 2001 | 1.77 | -4.26 | -2.49 |
| 2002 | 3.51 | -5.55 | -2.04 |
| 2003 | 2.27 | -5.26 | -3.00 |
| 2004 | 3.11 | -3.56 | -0.45 |
| 2005 | 4.76 | -4.40 | 0.35 |
| 2006 | 2.52 | -6.14 | -3.62 |
| 2007 | 4.25 | -3.35 | 0.90 |
| 2008 | 4.34 | -3.98 | 0.36 |
| 2009 | 3.62 | -4.17 | -0.55 |
| 2010 | 2.04 | -4.30 | -2.26 |
| 2011 | 3.53 | -4.38 | -0.84 |
| 2012 | 3.87 | -2.51 | 1.36 |
| 2013 | 3.15 | -4.06 | -0.90 |
| 2014 | 3.64 | -5.29 | -1.65 |
| 2015 | 4.22 | -2.74 | 1.47 |
| 2016 | 4.19 | -4.70 | -0.51 |
| 2017 | 3.26 | -3.93 | -0.66 |
| 2018 | 2.88 | -4.82 | -1.94 |
| 2019 | 2.46 | -4.78 | -2.32 |
| 2020 | 4.99 | -3.99 | 1.00 |
| 2021 | 3.16 | -4.87 | -1.71 |
| 2022 | 3.38 | -3.94 | -0.56 |
| 2023 | 2.30 | -4.82 | -2.52 |