The Debeli Namet glacier (Durmitor, Montenegro) – from the second half of the 20th century to the present

Djurovic, Predrag

doi:10.3986/ags52201

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“…Commonly in the literature, the only modern or recent glacier reported from the Julian Alps is a very small glacier below the Slovenian peak of Triglav (e.g. Hughes et al , ; Grunewald and Scheithauer, ; Hughes, ; Djurovič, ; Hughes, ). Additional very small glaciers in the region, about 30 km west of Triglav, have been investigated in detail recently (Carturan et al , ; Triglav Čekada et al , ; Colucci and Guglielmin, ; Colucci et al , ).…”

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Geomorphic influence on small glacier response to post‐Little Ice Age climate warming: Julian Alps, Europe

Colucci¹

2016

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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The evolution of glaciers and ice patches, as well as the equilibrium‐line altitude (ELA) since the Little Ice Age (LIA) maximum were investigated in the Julian Alps (south‐eastern European Alps) including ice masses that were previously unreported. Twenty‐three permanent firn and ice bodies have been recognized in the 1853 km2 of this alpine sector, covering a total area in 2012 of 0.385 km2, about one‐fifth of the area covered during the LIA (2.350 km2). These features were classified as very small glaciers, glacierets or ice patches, with major contribution to the mass balance from avalanches and wind‐blown snow. Localized snow accumulation is also enhanced in the area due to the irregular karst topography. The ice masses in the region are at the lowest elevations of any glaciers in the Alpine Chain, and are characterized by low dynamics. The ELAs of the two major LIA glaciers (Canin and Triglav) have been established at 2275 ± 10 m and 2486 ± 10 m, respectively, by considering the reconstructed area and digital elevation model (DEM) and using an accumulation area ratio (AAR) of 0.44 ± 0.07, typical of small cirque glaciers. Changes in the ELA and glaciers extension indicate a decoupling from climate. This is most evident in the smallest avalanche‐dominated ice bodies, which are currently controlled mainly by precipitation. The damming effect of moraine ridges and pronival ramparts at the snout of small ice bodies in the Julian Alps represents a further geomorphological control on the evolution of such ice masses, which seem to be resilient to recent climate warming instead of rapidly disappearing as should be expected. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Geomorphic influence on small glacier response to post‐Little Ice Age climate warming: Julian Alps, Europe

Colucci¹

2016

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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“…just over the border in Italy (Triglav Č ekada et al 2014). To the south in Montenegro, a small glacier still exists in the Durmitor Massif (Hughes , 2008Djurović 2012) (Fig. 5).…”

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Quaternary glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains: a new synthesis

Hughes

Woodward

2016

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The Mediterranean mountains were repeatedly glaciated during the Pleistocene. Glaciers were present in most of the major mountains areas from Morocco in the west to the Black Sea coast of Turkey in the east. Some mountains supported extensive ice caps and ice fields with valley glaciers tens of kilometres long. Other massifs sustained only small-scale ice masses, although this was the exception rather than the norm. Glaciers still exist today and there is evidence that small glaciers were a common sight in many regions during the Little Ice Age. The Mediterranean mountains are important for palaeoclimate research because of their position in the midlatitudes and sensitivity to changes in the climate regimes of adjacent areas including the North Atlantic. These mountains are also important areas of biodiversity and long-term biological change through the Quaternary ice age. All of this provided challenges and opportunities for Palaeolithic societies. This paper reviews the history of the study of glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains from pioneer nineteenth century observations through to the detailed geomorphological mapping and advanced geochronological datasets of recent times. We also review the current state of knowledge to frame the contributions presented in this volume. Lastly, this new synthesis then identifies outstanding research problems and assesses the prospects for new studies of glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains.

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“…Debeli namet was recognized as a small glacier by all researchers [2,3,9,[13][14][15][16][17][18]. For the first, it was mentioned in the 1960s [35].…”

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“…On the Balkan Peninsula, the present existence of at least 16 small glaciers has been documented and studied in three of the highest mountains: Pirin (in Bulgaria), Prokletije (mainly in Albania) and Durmitor (in Montenegro) [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Some specific conditions combine to make them possible to exist 600-800 m below the present position of the climatic snow line (estimated between 2700 m in the Western Balkans and 3200 m in the Eastern Balkans, [12,19]): (1) altitudes between 1900 and 2600 m a. s. l. that provide for relatively low, annual, and seasonal air and ground temperatures (annual: +1 to +3°C, still too high for glaciers); (2) karstified carbonate bedrock, lightly coloured, with high albedo.…”

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The Unknown Southernmost Glaciers of Europe

Gachev¹

2017

Glaciers Evolution in a Changing World

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This chapter presents the perennial firn/ice patches in the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula. The detailed study of these features in the last decades has proved that many of them are, in fact, small glaciers. They have survived without complete melting since the end of the Little Ice Age, and thus the time of their formation must have not later than in 14-15th century AD. At present, the existence of 16 small glaciers is suggested (and proved for some of them) in three mountains throughout the peninsula: Prokletije (mainly in Albania), Durmitor (in Montenegro) and Pirin (in Bulgaria), the biggest number being found in Prokletije. The two small glaciers (glacierets) in Pirin mountain are at present the southernmost glacial masses in Europe (the only located south of 42°N). Despite the registered warming of high mountain climate, small glaciers on the Balkan Peninsula have shown no trends towards shrinkage for the last 23 years.

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The Debeli Namet glacier (Durmitor, Montenegro) – from the second half of the 20th century to the present

Cited by 36 publications

References 28 publications

Geomorphic influence on small glacier response to post‐Little Ice Age climate warming: Julian Alps, Europe

Geomorphic influence on small glacier response to post‐Little Ice Age climate warming: Julian Alps, Europe

Quaternary glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains: a new synthesis

The Unknown Southernmost Glaciers of Europe

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