A small assessment of the season for the Freya Glacier :
I chose as images from the two webcams those of the day of 31/08/2022, a warm and rainy day which, even if cloudy, particularly highlights the exposed ice. Afterwards, new snow will be deposited and, even if there is some melting afterwards, the exposed ice is less visible.
The first image is from the Webcam2 which frames the upper part of the glacier, the part up the slope and completely exposed in the centre of the image, as well as the first part of the central area of the glacier.
The second image is that of the Webcam1 which frames the central part, as well as the terminal part on the right
The central and terminal parts have lost all snow cover and also in the upper part there are large areas of exposed ice.
The balance of this glacier is also this year severely negative!
The third image is an animation related to the Webcam2, one image per day between 04/09 and 13/09. The part that I find particularly interesting is the depression on the right which will fill with melt water before emptying completely. This shows that the melting continued also in early September.
The fourth image is an animation based on 4 Sentinel2 images all from 25/08, but with different configurations: natural colour at L1C and L2A level and Short wave infrared composite (SWIR) at L1C and L2A level. Each configuration has its advantages and disadvantages, that's why I wanted to present it together (Sentinel2 and Landsat are the only resources for all other glaciers).
Click twice to enlarge the first two images completely and to animate and enlarge the two animations
