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The glacier is an outlet from Hardangerjøkulen. The mass balance has been measured since 1963. Front variation measurements was initiated in 1917. Variations 1941-70 and 1983-95 are assessed from maps. The glacier was mapped in 1961. -73. -95. 2010 and -20

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1961 - 2020
Year area

(km²)
Source
1961 17.62 Glacier map
1973 17.5 N50
1983 18
1988 17.4 Landsat
1995 17.63 N50
2003 17.44 Landsat
2010 17.26 Orthophoto
2019 17.084 Sentinel-2
2020 17.09 Orthophoto
1917 - 2023
Year Length change (m) Cumulative length change (m)
1917 0 Start
1918 -30 -30
1919 -22 -52
1920 6 -46
1921 9 -37
1935 -3 -40
1936 -14 -54
1937 -33 -87
1938 -8 -95
1939 -7 -102
1941 -166 -268
1949 -414 -682
1961 -260 -942
1970 -145 -1087
1971 -10 -1097
1977 -105 -1202
1978 -8 -1210
1979 40 -1170
1980 2 -1168
1981 -2 -1170
1982 -2 -1172
1983 -50 -1222
1995 160 -1062
1998 24 -1038
1999 -19 -1057
2000 21 -1036
2001 -46 -1082
2002 -16 -1098
2003 -54 -1152
2004 -30 -1182
2005 -60 -1242
2006 -34 -1276
2007 -22 -1298
2008 -35 -1333
2009 -10 -1343
2010 -14 -1357
2011 -6 -1363
2012 0 -1363
2013 -5 -1368
2014 -13 -1381
2015 0 -1381
2016 -5 -1386
2017 -2 -1388
2018 -19 -1407
2019 -27 -1434
2020 -8 -1442
2021 -17 -1459
2022 -11 -1470
2023 -9 -1479
1963 - 2022
Year Winter balance (m.w.e.) Summer balance (m.w.e.) Annual balance (m.w.e.)
1963  1.16 -2.58 -1.42
1964  1.37 -0.92  0.45
1965  1.88 -1.37  0.51
1966  1.35 -1.99 -0.64
1967  2.44 -1.27  1.17
1968  2.67 -2.17  0.50
1969  1.06 -3.00 -1.93
1970  1.28 -1.90 -0.62
1971  1.95 -1.27  0.68
1972  1.78 -1.83 -0.05
1973  2.62 -1.80  0.83
1974  1.91 -1.52  0.39
1975  2.25 -2.11  0.14
1976  2.45 -2.30  0.15
1977  1.18 -1.97 -0.79
1978  1.80 -2.10 -0.30
1979  2.40 -2.10  0.30
1980  1.45 -2.85 -1.40
1981  2.65 -1.80  0.85
1982  1.40 -2.10 -0.70
1983  3.75 -2.05  1.70
1984  2.05 -2.15 -0.10
1985  1.61 -1.96 -0.35
1986  1.48 -1.56 -0.08
1987  2.09 -1.13  0.94
1988  1.62 -3.10 -1.48
1989  3.49 -1.38  2.12
1990  3.66 -1.71  1.95
1991  1.52 -1.62 -0.10
1992  3.52 -1.69  1.83
1993  2.82 -0.90  1.92
1994  1.80 -1.62  0.18
1995  2.45 -2.13  0.32
1996  0.86 -2.37 -1.51
1997  2.74 -3.64 -0.90
1998  2.22 -1.97  0.25
1999  1.82 -2.20 -0.39
2000  2.64 -1.82  0.82
2001  1.03 -2.16 -1.13
2002  2.19 -3.33 -1.14
2003  1.18 -2.98 -1.80
2004  1.66 -2.02 -0.36
2005  2.54 -2.25  0.30
2006  0.80 -3.46 -2.66
2007  2.83 -2.10  0.73
2008  2.37 -2.34  0.04
2009  2.14 -2.43 -0.29
2010  1.14 -3.01 -1.87
2011  2.12 -3.40 -1.28
2012  2.65 -1.74  0.91
2013  1.61 -2.84 -1.23
2014  2.17 -3.46 -1.30
2015  3.00 -1.83  1.17
2016  2.24 -2.63 -0.39
2017  2.26 -1.62  0.64
2018  1.94 -3.22 -1.28
2019  1.75 -2.52 -0.77
2020  3.04 -2.41  0.64
2021  1.76 -3.29 -1.53
2022  2.33 -2.24  0.09