Engabreen is a north-western outlet from the western Svartisen ice cap. Mass balance measurements began in 1970 andfront variation observations in 1903. The Svartisen Subglacial Laboratory is a research facility situated under Engabreen.
Click here for more information about the glacier.Year | area (kmĀ²) |
Source |
---|---|---|
LIA | 40.24 | LIA-morain |
1968 | 38.02 | Glacier map |
1985 | 38.03 | Glacier map |
1988 | 37.11 | Landsat |
1999 | 36.02 | Landsat |
2001 | 39.55 | LiDAR |
2008 | 36.84 | LiDAR |
2016 | 36.25 | Pleiades |
2018 | 34.41 | Sentinel-2 |
Year | Length change (m) | Cumulative length change (m) |
---|---|---|
1903 | 0 | Start |
1909 | 100 | 100 |
1910 | 10 | 110 |
1911 | -13 | 97 |
1912 | -2 | 95 |
1913 | 7 | 102 |
1914 | -9 | 93 |
1915 | -3 | 90 |
1916 | 5 | 95 |
1917 | 0 | 95 |
1918 | -8 | 87 |
1919 | -15 | 72 |
1920 | -8 | 64 |
1921 | 4 | 68 |
1922 | 10 | 78 |
1923 | -30 | 48 |
1924 | 27 | 75 |
1925 | -10 | 65 |
1926 | -13 | 52 |
1927 | -8 | 44 |
1928 | 29 | 73 |
1929 | -22 | 51 |
1930 | 15 | 66 |
1931 | -35 | 31 |
1934 | -612 | -581 |
1935 | 101 | -480 |
1936 | -5 | -485 |
1937 | -271 | -756 |
1938 | -37 | -793 |
1939 | -481 | -1274 |
1940 | -172 | -1446 |
1941 | -40 | -1486 |
1942 | -65 | -1551 |
1951 | -400 | -1951 |
1952 | 22 | -1929 |
1953 | 0 | -1929 |
1965 | -180 | -2109 |
1966 | 5 | -2104 |
1967 | 10 | -2094 |
1968 | 22 | -2072 |
1969 | 8 | -2064 |
1970 | 34 | -2030 |
1971 | 28 | -2002 |
1972 | -31 | -2033 |
1973 | -12 | -2045 |
1974 | -4 | -2049 |
1975 | 0 | -2049 |
1976 | 7 | -2042 |
1977 | 31 | -2011 |
1978 | 25 | -1986 |
1979 | 20 | -1966 |
1980 | 2 | -1964 |
1981 | -1 | -1965 |
1982 | -18 | -1983 |
1983 | 19 | -1964 |
1984 | 4 | -1960 |
1985 | -11 | -1971 |
1986 | -23 | -1994 |
1987 | -8 | -2002 |
1988 | -51 | -2053 |
1990 | -43 | -2096 |
1991 | -24 | -2120 |
1993 | 21 | -2099 |
1995 | 111 | -1988 |
1996 | 35 | -1953 |
1997 | -3 | -1956 |
1998 | 33 | -1923 |
1999 | 0 | -1923 |
2000 | -10 | -1933 |
2001 | -25 | -1958 |
2002 | -6 | -1964 |
2003 | -60 | -2024 |
2004 | -22 | -2046 |
2005 | -56 | -2102 |
2006 | -15 | -2117 |
2007 | -34 | -2151 |
2008 | -29 | -2180 |
2009 | -8 | -2188 |
2010 | -11 | -2199 |
2011 | -20 | -2219 |
2012 | -2 | -2221 |
2013 | -20 | -2241 |
2014 | -56 | -2297 |
2015 | -6 | -2303 |
2016 | -8 | -2311 |
2017 | -8 | -2319 |
2018 | -140 | -2459 |
2019 | -61 | -2520 |
2020 | -45 | -2565 |
2021 | -26 | -2591 |
2022 | -28 | -2619 |
2023 | -78 | -2697 |
Year | Winter balance (m.w.e.) | Summer balance (m.w.e.) | Annual balance (m.w.e.) |
---|---|---|---|
1970 | 1.77 | -3.04 | -1.27 |
1971 | 2.95 | -2.21 | 0.74 |
1972 | 2.94 | -3.52 | -0.57 |
1973 | 3.84 | -1.91 | 1.93 |
1974 | 3.12 | -2.66 | 0.45 |
1975 | 2.67 | -1.68 | 0.99 |
1976 | 3.40 | -1.60 | 1.80 |
1977 | 1.91 | -1.58 | 0.33 |
1978 | 1.92 | -3.18 | -1.26 |
1979 | 3.12 | -3.31 | -0.20 |
1980 | 2.41 | -3.34 | -0.93 |
1981 | 2.54 | -2.51 | 0.04 |
1982 | 2.04 | -1.62 | 0.41 |
1983 | 1.98 | -1.53 | 0.45 |
1984 | 3.55 | -2.75 | 0.80 |
1985 | 1.24 | -2.86 | -1.62 |
1986 | 2.50 | -2.72 | -0.22 |
1987 | 2.32 | -1.88 | 0.44 |
1988 | 2.06 | -3.79 | -1.74 |
1989 | 4.11 | -1.97 | 2.14 |
1990 | 3.20 | -2.91 | 0.28 |
1991 | 2.42 | -2.12 | 0.30 |
1992 | 3.78 | -2.44 | 1.34 |
1993 | 2.84 | -2.14 | 0.69 |
1994 | 1.60 | -1.64 | -0.04 |
1995 | 3.17 | -1.95 | 1.22 |
1996 | 2.78 | -2.48 | 0.30 |
1997 | 4.15 | -3.64 | 0.51 |
1998 | 2.66 | -3.03 | -0.37 |
1999 | 1.88 | -2.49 | -0.61 |
2000 | 2.49 | -1.88 | 0.61 |
2001 | 1.38 | -2.98 | -1.59 |
2002 | 2.66 | -3.69 | -1.02 |
2003 | 2.19 | -3.28 | -1.09 |
2004 | 2.65 | -2.46 | 0.18 |
2005 | 3.03 | -2.55 | 0.48 |
2006 | 1.57 | -3.41 | -1.84 |
2007 | 3.14 | -2.47 | 0.68 |
2008 | 2.58 | -2.71 | -0.14 |
2009 | 2.88 | -2.95 | -0.07 |
2010 | 2.00 | -2.75 | -0.75 |
2011 | 2.84 | -3.81 | -0.97 |
2012 | 3.16 | -2.09 | 1.07 |
2013 | 2.30 | -4.12 | -1.82 |
2014 | 2.59 | -3.48 | -0.89 |
2015 | 3.27 | -2.61 | 0.65 |
2016 | 2.66 | -2.88 | -0.23 |
2017 | 3.67 | -2.42 | 1.25 |
2018 | 1.75 | -3.38 | -1.63 |
2019 | 3.45 | -2.66 | 0.79 |
2020 | 3.72 | -2.55 | 1.17 |
2021 | 2.88 | -3.38 | -0.50 |
2022 | 3.46 | -3.31 | 0.14 |