2025 Benchmark Glaciers Annual Mass Balance Summary
Detailed Description
2025 annual glacier-wide mass balance (m w.e.) for the USGS Benchmark Glaciers. Arrow color and length both indicate the magnitude of mass balance per the color bar, with blue/upward arrows indicating positive and red/downward arrows indicating negative balance. Background glaciers of Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States (CONUS) shown in blue from the Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI Consortium, 2017).
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