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Mýrdalsjökull glacier retreat

2004 - 2014

05.08.2015

myrdalsjokull_decrease

RapidEye image from 23.8.2014, © BlackBridge

From 2004 - 2014 the areal decrease of Mýrdalsjökull was 54 km², which is almost 10% in 10 years.

The glacier outline of 2004 is based on ASTER imagery (Jaenicke et al. 2006). The outline of 2014 is mainly based on a RapidEye image from 23.8.2014, in cloudy areas it is based on a RapidEye image from 1.8.2012.