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  "id": "glacier-mass-balance",
  "name": "Global Glacier Mass Balance (1956-2023)",
  "title": "Global Glacier Mass Balance (1956-2023)",
  "description": "Annual mean cumulative glacier mass balance. Duplicate of glacier-mass-balance-annual.",
  "category": "science",
  "source": "https://github.com/datasets/glacier-mass-balance",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/datasets/glacier-mass-balance",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 68,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "year",
      "label": "Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe",
      "label": "Mean Cumulative Mass Balance Mwe",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "n_glaciers",
      "label": "N Glaciers",
      "type": "number"
    }
  ],
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      "year": 1956,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": 0
    },
    {
      "year": 1957,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -0.094,
      "n_glaciers": 12
    },
    {
      "year": 1958,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -0.963,
      "n_glaciers": 12
    },
    {
      "year": 1959,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -1.431,
      "n_glaciers": 13
    },
    {
      "year": 1960,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.008,
      "n_glaciers": 15
    },
    {
      "year": 1961,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.445,
      "n_glaciers": 16
    },
    {
      "year": 1962,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.648,
      "n_glaciers": 20
    },
    {
      "year": 1963,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -3,
      "n_glaciers": 23
    },
    {
      "year": 1964,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.682,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1965,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.524,
      "n_glaciers": 25
    },
    {
      "year": 1966,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1967,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.869,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1968,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -2.939,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1969,
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      "n_glaciers": 34
    },
    {
      "year": 1970,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1971,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -3.946,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1972,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -4.225,
      "n_glaciers": 35
    },
    {
      "year": 1973,
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      "n_glaciers": 35
    },
    {
      "year": 1974,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1975,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1976,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1977,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1978,
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      "n_glaciers": 39
    },
    {
      "year": 1979,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1980,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -5.983,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1981,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1982,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1983,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1984,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1985,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1986,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -7.583,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1987,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1988,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1989,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -7.789,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1990,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1991,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1993,
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    },
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      "year": 1994,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1995,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1996,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
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    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
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    },
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      "year": 1999,
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    },
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      "year": 2000,
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    {
      "year": 2001,
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    },
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      "year": 2002,
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      "year": 2003,
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    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
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    },
    {
      "year": 2005,
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    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
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    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
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    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
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      "n_glaciers": 58
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
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    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
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      "n_glaciers": 58
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -19.351,
      "n_glaciers": 59
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -20.076,
      "n_glaciers": 60
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -20.788,
      "n_glaciers": 56
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -21.489,
      "n_glaciers": 56
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -22.293,
      "n_glaciers": 60
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -23.276,
      "n_glaciers": 60
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -23.928,
      "n_glaciers": 60
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -24.865,
      "n_glaciers": 60
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -25.859,
      "n_glaciers": 61
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -26.742,
      "n_glaciers": 61
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -27.419,
      "n_glaciers": 61
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -28.509,
      "n_glaciers": 60
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "mean_cumulative_mass_balance_mwe": -29.738,
      "n_glaciers": 53
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Global Glacier Mass Balance (1956-2023) - Free Download",
    "description": "Annual mean cumulative glacier mass balance. Duplicate of glacier-mass-balance-annual. Contains 68 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Global Glacier Mass Balance (1956-2023) | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Global Glacier Mass Balance (1956-2023) — 68 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 68 records / 3 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/datasets/glacier-mass-balance"
    ]
  }
}