Talk:Glacier mass balance

message: 5/20/2011 Can we a table of World Glacier Mass balance for select years, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010? Detailed by continent if possible, too.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by California-View (talk • contribs) 02:04, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What would be a better title? I'm happy to change it; I'm not remotely a glaciologist or climatologist, and was just borrowing the section title of Glacier retreat. Or alternately, is it possible to expand this article to cover its title? If so, what needs to be included? Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 22:43, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think Glacier mass balance would be best, and being Bold I've done it. Glacier dynamics doesn't fit well with mass balance, I think (I'm not a glacio either, but I talk to them over coffee sometimes). Now to fix some redirects... William M. Connolley 22:54, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

text: Aaaghh! Ignore a few of the recent revisions.  I accidentally pasted in my in-progress changes to Glacier retreat.  But it's fixed now, so other than a weird change history, the article is fine. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 05:02, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

text: That sounds good to me. I think it would be nice to add an illustration or two of techniques, if such can be found. Walter Siegmund (talk) 17:48, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The technique pictures have been added and I have added all but the Canadian Arctic section.  I do no want to get into more detail really.  It is simple and straightforward now I think. Peltoms 21:22, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The content looks good to me, but I will try to read it more closely in a few days. I think the illustrations are splendid. Thank you for adding them. So many of the techniques of modern science are too arcane to be easily understood by most readers. It is exciting to have a partial exception to this rule. Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 22:23, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Sometimes in science though rarely acknowledged less technology can yield good results.  We always look for the easy-physcially method and science thinks more technology=more accuracy.  But in this case it does not.Peltoms 13:58, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
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message: This article failed the GA noms due to excessive bulleted lists and POV that reflects the Earth's northern hemisphere. Feel free to renominate this article when these problems have been addressed. Tarret 23:08, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: In assessing the importance of this article for WikiProject Glaciers, I feel it is of top importance, due mainly for educational benefits. Understanding what glacier mass balance means, the discussions on equalibrium and related issues is of primary concern to anyone interested in glaciers, and especially for explaining why they advance or retreat. I'm open to discussion on this matter and others may feel that this isn't aa article of top level importance to the project.--MONGO 19:12, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. It is a crucial concept in the study of glaciers and relevant to understanding the role of glaciers as climate change sentinels. --Walter Siegmund (talk) 19:55, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
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message: I'm hoping to expand the article somewhat, using Benn & Evans (2010) Glaciers & Glaciation; Paterson (1981) The Physics of Glaciers; and Knight (1999) Glaciers.  The article doesn't go into detail about the calculations needed to determine mass balance, or give much in the way of discussion of the relevant terms.  Knight, for example, gives about 30 definitions in his discussion, and I think some of those would be useful here.  There's no discussion of vertical balance profiles.
I'm not an expert, just an interested layman, so if others would like to get involved or critique my edits that would be great.
I also think the list of mass balance studies is too long for the article as it stands.  A separate article on mass balance studies might be worthwhile, but that can wait till the rest of the article is expanded. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 23:27, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Shooting an email to User:Peltoms in case he is not around might be worth a shot too.--MONGO 23:33, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the suggestion; if he doesn't answer the ping I'll email him once I've done enough to be worth reviewing. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 23:47, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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