Projects / Programmes
The Triglav Glacier as an Indicator of Climate Changes
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 6.12.00 |
Humanities |
Geography |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| P510 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Physical geography, geomorphology, pedology, cartography, climatology |
glacier, climate changes, photogrammetry
Researchers (3)
Organisations (2)
Abstract
Glaciers are very sensitive to climatic changes, therefore, the changes in their size and volume are a very good indicator of climatic changes. Particularly sensitive to the latter are smaller valley glaciers and many of them in the Alps decresed in the last decade by one third of their size. With the Triglav glacier this process of decrease is, due to its small size –its current size is about one hectare–, even more intensive. The data of glacier measurements, performed by the Geographical Institute, and the meteorological data from Mt. Kredarica provide material for a qualitative analysis of the impact of meteorological factors on the melting of the glacier. Decisive for the decline of the glacier’s size are both the rise of temperatures and the smaller amounts of winter precipitation. The aim of the project is to find out the meteorological factor that plays the principal role in the decline of the Triglav glacier. In order to reach this aim it is necessary to obtain more reliable data on the size and the volume of the glacier in the last 60 years. In order to accomplish this we will make a photogrammetrical analysis of the glacier’s size and develop a new method of photogrammetrical reconstruction of archival photos. The purpose of this investigation is to study in detail the relations between individual climatic elements and the decline of the glacier and, thus, to determine the scope to which the glacier can serve as an indicator of climatic changes, which could be applied in the making of scenario of climatic changes in the mountainous world of Slovenia
