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Nigardsbreen is an eastern outlet glacier from Jostedalsbreen. Mass balance has been measured since 1962. Front variation observations started in 1899. The change between 1964 and 1972 is interpolated from maps from 1964 and 1974.
Click here for more information about the glacier.1964 - 2013
| Year | area (km²) |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 48,31 | Glacier map |
| 1966 | 47,9 | N50 |
| 1974 | 48,10 | Glacier map |
| 1984 | 48,86 | Glacier map |
| 2009 | 47,93 | LiDAR/Orthophoto |
| 2013 | 46,61 | LiDAR/Orthophoto |
1899 - 2023
| Year | Length change (m) | Cumulative length change (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 0 | Start |
| 1903 | -73 | -73 |
| 1907 | 9 | -64 |
| 1908 | -21 | -85 |
| 1909 | 18 | -67 |
| 1910 | -31 | -98 |
| 1911 | 5 | -93 |
| 1912 | -40 | -133 |
| 1913 | -11 | -144 |
| 1914 | -13 | -157 |
| 1915 | -25 | -182 |
| 1916 | -20 | -202 |
| 1917 | -19 | -221 |
| 1918 | -16 | -237 |
| 1919 | -21 | -258 |
| 1920 | -14 | -272 |
| 1921 | -16 | -288 |
| 1922 | 7 | -281 |
| 1923 | -23 | -304 |
| 1924 | -13 | -317 |
| 1925 | 10 | -307 |
| 1926 | 16 | -291 |
| 1927 | -16 | -307 |
| 1928 | 12 | -295 |
| 1929 | 20 | -275 |
| 1930 | 6 | -269 |
| 1931 | -9 | -278 |
| 1932 | -15 | -293 |
| 1933 | -15 | -308 |
| 1934 | -45 | -353 |
| 1935 | -25 | -378 |
| 1936 | 5 | -373 |
| 1937 | -17 | -390 |
| 1938 | -21 | -411 |
| 1939 | -50 | -461 |
| 1940 | -28 | -489 |
| 1941 | -41 | -530 |
| 1942 | -19 | -549 |
| 1943 | -38 | -587 |
| 1944 | -10 | -597 |
| 1945 | -43 | -640 |
| 1946 | -35 | -675 |
| 1947 | -113 | -788 |
| 1948 | -145 | -933 |
| 1949 | -92 | -1025 |
| 1950 | -47 | -1072 |
| 1951 | -56 | -1128 |
| 1952 | -87 | -1215 |
| 1953 | -67 | -1282 |
| 1954 | -41 | -1323 |
| 1955 | -72 | -1395 |
| 1956 | -53 | -1448 |
| 1957 | -35 | -1483 |
| 1958 | -49 | -1532 |
| 1959 | -66 | -1598 |
| 1960 | -87 | -1685 |
| 1961 | -55 | -1740 |
| 1962 | -30 | -1770 |
| 1963 | -65 | -1835 |
| 1964 | -55 | -1890 |
| 1965 | -54 | -1944 |
| 1966 | -181 | -2125 |
| 1972 | -334 | -2459 |
| 1973 | -65 | -2524 |
| 1974 | -46 | -2570 |
| 1975 | -16 | -2586 |
| 1976 | -1 | -2587 |
| 1977 | -7 | -2594 |
| 1978 | -14 | -2608 |
| 1979 | 3 | -2605 |
| 1980 | 1 | -2604 |
| 1981 | -11 | -2615 |
| 1982 | 4 | -2611 |
| 1983 | -5 | -2616 |
| 1984 | 0 | -2616 |
| 1985 | -2 | -2618 |
| 1986 | -3 | -2621 |
| 1987 | -1 | -2622 |
| 1988 | -9 | -2631 |
| 1989 | 1 | -2630 |
| 1990 | 7 | -2623 |
| 1991 | 10 | -2613 |
| 1992 | 21 | -2592 |
| 1993 | 14 | -2578 |
| 1994 | 36 | -2542 |
| 1995 | 46 | -2496 |
| 1996 | 40 | -2456 |
| 1997 | 19 | -2437 |
| 1998 | 23 | -2414 |
| 1999 | 17 | -2397 |
| 2000 | 25 | -2372 |
| 2001 | -4 | -2376 |
| 2002 | -1 | -2377 |
| 2003 | 24 | -2353 |
| 2004 | -25 | -2378 |
| 2005 | -8 | -2386 |
| 2006 | -32 | -2418 |
| 2007 | -4 | -2422 |
| 2008 | -1 | -2423 |
| 2009 | -24 | -2447 |
| 2010 | -39 | -2486 |
| 2011 | -28 | -2514 |
| 2012 | -27 | -2541 |
| 2013 | -33 | -2574 |
| 2014 | -52 | -2626 |
| 2015 | -39 | -2665 |
| 2016 | -70 | -2735 |
| 2017 | -54 | -2789 |
| 2018 | -81 | -2870 |
| 2019 | -81 | -2951 |
| 2020 | -4 | -2955 |
| 2021 | -17 | -2972 |
| 2022 | -23 | -2995 |
| 2023 | -40 | -3035 |
1962 - 2022
| Year | Winter balance (m.w.e.) | Summer balance (m.w.e.) | Annual balance (m.w.e.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.11 | 0.17 | 2.27 |
| 1963 | 1.78 | -1.96 | -0.19 |
| 1964 | 1.96 | -1.19 | 0.76 |
| 1965 | 1.93 | -1.17 | 0.76 |
| 1966 | 1.74 | -2.69 | -0.95 |
| 1967 | 2.98 | -1.18 | 1.80 |
| 1968 | 2.49 | -2.41 | 0.08 |
| 1969 | 1.69 | -3.14 | -1.45 |
| 1970 | 1.66 | -2.30 | -0.63 |
| 1971 | 2.17 | -1.31 | 0.85 |
| 1972 | 1.79 | -2.02 | -0.23 |
| 1973 | 2.47 | -1.41 | 1.06 |
| 1974 | 1.93 | -1.72 | 0.21 |
| 1975 | 2.43 | -2.41 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 2.87 | -2.44 | 0.44 |
| 1977 | 1.49 | -2.33 | -0.84 |
| 1978 | 2.00 | -2.24 | -0.24 |
| 1979 | 2.43 | -2.10 | 0.34 |
| 1980 | 1.76 | -3.03 | -1.28 |
| 1981 | 2.19 | -1.98 | 0.21 |
| 1982 | 1.88 | -2.30 | -0.42 |
| 1983 | 2.94 | -2.03 | 0.91 |
| 1984 | 2.49 | -2.30 | 0.19 |
| 1985 | 1.60 | -2.39 | -0.79 |
| 1986 | 1.34 | -1.96 | -0.62 |
| 1987 | 2.47 | -1.57 | 0.90 |
| 1988 | 2.08 | -3.37 | -1.30 |
| 1989 | 3.36 | -0.94 | 2.42 |
| 1990 | 3.34 | -2.22 | 1.12 |
| 1991 | 1.79 | -2.03 | -0.24 |
| 1992 | 2.66 | -1.53 | 1.13 |
| 1993 | 2.52 | -1.40 | 1.12 |
| 1994 | 2.01 | -1.86 | 0.15 |
| 1995 | 2.85 | -2.03 | 0.82 |
| 1996 | 1.25 | -1.99 | -0.74 |
| 1997 | 2.45 | -2.98 | -0.53 |
| 1998 | 2.29 | -1.83 | 0.46 |
| 1999 | 2.21 | -2.39 | -0.18 |
| 2000 | 3.13 | -1.86 | 1.27 |
| 2001 | 1.69 | -2.08 | -0.40 |
| 2002 | 2.24 | -3.47 | -1.23 |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -3.01 | -1.52 |
| 2004 | 1.83 | -2.23 | -0.40 |
| 2005 | 2.72 | -1.83 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.63 | -3.36 | -1.73 |
| 2007 | 2.86 | -2.20 | 0.66 |
| 2008 | 2.82 | -2.04 | 0.78 |
| 2009 | 2.04 | -2.10 | -0.06 |
| 2010 | 1.36 | -2.46 | -1.10 |
| 2011 | 1.73 | -2.86 | -1.13 |
| 2012 | 2.71 | -1.73 | 0.98 |
| 2013 | 2.30 | -2.96 | -0.65 |
| 2014 | 2.54 | -3.29 | -0.75 |
| 2015 | 2.78 | -1.48 | 1.30 |
| 2016 | 2.59 | -2.51 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 1.95 | -1.72 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 2.21 | -3.41 | -1.20 |
| 2019 | 1.86 | -2.49 | -0.62 |
| 2020 | 3.24 | -1.99 | 1.25 |
| 2021 | 1.93 | -2.49 | -0.57 |
| 2022 | 2.57 | -1.83 | 0.74 |