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A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019 by H. Hannesdóttir et al.

A national glacier outline inventory for several different times since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA) in Iceland has been created with input from several research groups and institutions, and submitted to the GLIMS (Global Land Ice Measurements from Space, nsidc.org/glims) database. The total area of glaciers in Iceland in 2019 was approximately 10,400 km2, and has decreased by more than 2200 km2 since the end of the 19th century (corresponding to an 18% loss in area) and by approximately 750 km2 since _2000. Although surges, volcanic eruptions and jökulhlaups influence the position of some glacier termini, glacier variations have been rather synchronous in Iceland, largely following climatic variations since the end of the 19th century.

 

A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019 by H. Hannesdóttir et al.