Swiss glaciers 1850–2100

Linth

Glarus Alps: Tödi, Clariden, Glärnisch.

Glaciers (2016)4625 with their own page
Ice area 201617.9km²
Area in 185029.6km²−40% since
2100 · SSP1-2.61.5km²projected area
2100 · SSP5-8.50.0km²projected area
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Where they are

Meltwater from these glaciers

Million m³ of water per year, 11-year mean

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Sum of projected glacier runoff, median per glacier, 11-year mean. Only glaciers with an OGGM run (32 of 46).
List

46 glaciers

GlacierCantonArea 2016Since 1850TongueIce 2100 · SSP2-4.5
ClaridenfirnGlarus4.71 km²73%−419 m since 18930%
BifertengletscherGlarus2.60 km²−25%−1,161 m since 188319%
LimmerngletscherGlarus1.97 km²−38%−338 m since 19454%
GlärnischfirnGlarus1.43 km²−48%−638 m since 19230%
Im GriessUri1.21 km²−47%–0%
GuppenfirnGlarus0.53 km²−11%–0%
Sandfirn WGlarus0.43 km²−69%–0%
Sandfirn EGlarus0.43 km²−60%†–0%
Glarner Tödi NGlarus0.41 km²−11%†–0%
IswändliUri0.35 km²−13%–0%
PlattalvaGlarus0.32 km²−70%−515 m since 19690%
LangfirnUri0.31 km²−54%–0%
Roten NossenUri0.27 km²−53%–0%
Hinter SulzfirngletscherGlarus0.25 km²−30%−159 m since 1912–
Bächifirn WGlarus0.25 km²−75%–0%
Roten PfaffenUri0.25 km²−41%–0%
AlplifirnGlarus0.22 km²−36%–0%
Glarner Tödi EGlarus0.17 km²−18%–0%
Hinterer RötifirnGlarus0.17 km²−67%–0%
Gruppenfirn NEGlarus0.16 km²−26%–0%
Vorabsattel WGlarus0.14 km²−55%–0%
SelbsanftGlarus0.14 km²−80%–0%
Vorderer RötifirnGlarus0.12 km²−49%–0%
Husstockegg SEGlarus0.10 km²−36%–0%
Clariden NUri0.09 km²−47%–0%
Hinterer RötifirnGlarus0.08 km²−58%–0%
Sandfirn zentralGlarus0.08 km²−90%–0%
PizolgletscherSt. Gallen0.07 km²−88%−490 m since 1893–
Unnamed glacier A50k-01Glarus0.06 km²−12%––
Bächifirn NEGlarus0.06 km²−48%–0%
Unnamed glacier A50h-10Glarus0.06 km²–––
Unnamed glacier A50h-09Glarus0.05 km²15%––
Bös Fulen ESchwyz0.04 km²−77%–0%
Unnamed glacier A50i-10Glarus0.04 km²−41%–0%
Unnamed glacier A50d-03St. Gallen0.04 km²6%––
Unnamed glacier A50h-11Glarus0.04 km²−98%––
SchafalpGlarus0.03 km²−79%––
Ortstock NESchwyz0.03 km²−73%––
RadtäliGlarus0.03 km²−47%––
Unnamed glacier A50i-03Glarus0.03 km²−51%––
Unnamed glacier A50h-14Glarus0.02 km²−63%–0%
Unnamed glacier A50i-37Glarus0.02 km²−36%–0%
Unnamed glacier A50j-08Schwyz0.02 km²−94%–0%
Unnamed glacier A50i-35Glarus0.02 km²−3%––
Unnamed glacier A50h-13Glarus0.02 km²−35%––
Unnamed glacier A50i-38Glarus0.01 km²−46%––

7 with length measurements. Unlinked names are smaller than 0.1 km²; they appear in the atlas. † Change of the 1850 ice body the glacier belonged to, now split.