Most (about 2/3) of the recent
recession of the
glacier occurred
between 1860 and 1957 and can not be ascribed to the anthropic emissions of CO2 which were then insignificant: 0,083 Gt - C in 1859, 1,3 Gt - C in 1940 and 2,2 Gt - C in 1956 with an assumed CO2 content of the air - from Law Dome ice core - of 286 ppm in 1859, 310 ppm in 1940 and 314 ppm in 1956.
(Errata)
Between 1842 and 1935, the glacier was receding at an average of 7.3 m every year; the average rate of recession between 1985 and 2001 is about 23 m per year (Hasnain,
Between 1842 and 1935, the
glacier was receding at an average of 7.3 m every year; the average rate of
recession between 1985 and 2001 is about 23 m per year (Hasnain,
between 1985 and 2001 is about 23 m per year (Hasnain, 2002).