Figures
Current (real‑time) and annually updated GLAMOS standard figures.
Current state (mass balance)
Real-time GLAMOS standard figures showing the current status of glacier mass balance
Current state of Swiss glaciers
Display of the current mass balance of the most important monitored glaciers (large dots) compared to the reference period 2010–2020. For other glaciers (small dots), values are shown based on model calculations.
Current course of mass balance
Calculated, cumulative trend of the nationwide mass balance for the current year up to the present date compared to the reference period 2010–2020.
Last year's measurements (mass balance)
GLAMOS standard figures on last year’s mass balance measurements
Mass balance measurements from last year
Measured annual mass balance of the most important glaciers. The colour of the outer circle indicates the deviation from the 2010–2020 period for each glacier.
Course of mass balance over the past year
Calculated, cumulative course of mass balance for the past measurement year as an average of the glaciers with detailed data.
Development since 2000
Development in mass balance and ice volume since 2000
Nationwide mass balances since 2000
Extrapolated seasonal (winter/summer) and annual mass balance for the whole of Switzerland since 2000.
Change in ice volume since 2000
Relative annual change in total Swiss glacier ice volume. The blue area in the background shows the trend in total volume.
Length change
Development of length changes since measurements began
Cumulative length change
Cumulative length change of four major Swiss glaciers with different characteristics.
Statistics on length change
Number of measured changes in glacier length since 1880 and the proportion of glaciers that have advanced, retreated or remained unchanged.