Ledenik pod Skuto kot pokazatelj podnebnih sprememb v slovenskem delu Alp

Abstract

Geografski inštitut Antona Melika ZRC SAZU že več kot šest desetletij opravlja redne meritve Triglavskega ledenika in ledenika pod Skuto. Oba ledenika se v zadnjem desetletju in pol intenzivno krčita. S krčenjem ledenika pod Skuto prihaja vse bolj do izraza pomen njegove senčne lege na vznožju okoliških ostenij. S primerjavo dinamike krčenja ledenika in izbranih meteoroloških kazalcev primerljivih opazovalnih postaj izpostavljamo pomen in stopnjo vplivanja podnebnih sprememb na ta, najbolj jugovzhodno ležeč ledenik na območju Alp.

The geochemistry of ice in the southeastern Alps, Slovenia

“…The beginning of the research of the Slovenian Alps dates back to the 17 th and 18 th century (Mikša and Zorn 2016), and the size of the Triglav Glacier has been estimated as far back in time as 1897 (Triglav Čekada, Zorn and Colucci 2014;Del Gobbo et al 2016). Excellent historical data on the Triglav and Skuta glaciers are available due to continuous detailed measurements of both glaciers by the ZRC SAZU Anton Melik Geographical Institute since 1946 and 1948, respectively (Pavšek 2004;2007;Gabrovec et al 2013;. Between the years 2000 and 2013 the ice volume of the Triglav Glacier has decreased from 35,000 m 3 to app.…”

“…7,400 m 3 (Del Gobbo et al 2016) and has probably reached the smallest size since the Last Glacial Maximum (Lipar et al 2021). The Skuta Glacier has also experienced mass loss during the past six to seven decades (Pavšek 2007;Triglav Čekada et al 2020).…”

Changes in the Skuta Glacier (southeastern Alps) assessed using non-metric images

“…The Skuta Glacier (Pavšek 2004(Pavšek , 2007 in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps is one of the two remaining glaciers in Slovenia, the other being the Triglav Glacier (Gabrovec et al 2013(Gabrovec et al , 2014Triglav Čekada and Zorn 2020). It lies in a shady cirque, around 3 hectares in size, surrounded by rock walls.…”

“…Systematic measurements of the Skuta Glacier began in 1946 (Meze 1955;Pavšek 2007), and in 1962 the glacier also began to be photographed during regular measurements at the end of the melting season (Košir 1976). Various cameras were used and photographs were taken from two positions: the lower edge of the Ledine Cirque and along the hiking trail near the fork between the routes to the Savinja Pass and the Rinka peaks, provisionally named Ob macesnu ' At the Larch' (Košir 1976).…”

Small glaciers in the Dinaric Mountains after eight years of observation: On the verge of extinction?

“…Glaciers are among the best indicators of climate change. Local and regional glacier studies (Pavšek 2007;Pecci, D' Agata and Smiraglia 2008;Hohenwarter 2013;Gabrovec et al 2014;Colucci et al 2014;Colucci 2016;Colucci and Žebre 2016) are important because their results further improve global climate change models and make possible more accurate forecasts for environmental changes in particular locations.…”