Natural Resources Canada (Glaciers)

Net mass balance of glacier, measure

Net mass balance is the difference between accumulation and ablation (or mass loss) over a given year. Cumulative mass balance adds together sequential annual measurements over a number of years.

Glacier refers to a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Millimetres
  Data tables

  • Selected glacier mass balance in Canada Table: 153-0102