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Historical analysis and visualization of the retreat of Findelengletscher, Switzerland, 1859–2010

Rastner, P. ; Joerg, P.C. ; Huss, Matthias ; Zemp, Michael

In: Global and Planetary Change, 2016, vol. 145, p. 67–77

Since the end of the Little Ice Age around 1850, glaciers in Europe have strongly retreated. Thanks to early topographic surveys in Switzerland, accurate maps are available, which enable us to trace glacier changes back in time. The earliest map for all of Switzerland that is usable for a detailed analysis is the Dufour map from around 1850 with subsequent topographic maps on a ~ 20 year...