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DOI | 10.5194/tc-11-1501-2017 |
Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo images | |
Belart J.M.C.; Berthier E.; Magnússon E.; Anderson L.S.; Pálsson F.; Thorsteinsson T.; Howat I.M.; Aoalgeirsdóttir G.; Jóhannesson T.; Jarosch A.H. | |
发表日期 | 2017 |
ISSN | 19940416 |
卷号 | 11期号:3 |
英文摘要 | Sub-meter resolution, stereoscopic satellite images allow for the generation of accurate and high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) over glaciers and ice caps. Here, repeated stereo images of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) from Pléiades and WorldView2 (WV2) are combined with in situ estimates of snow density and densification of firn and fresh snow to provide the first estimates of the glacier-wide geodetic winter mass balance obtained from satellite imagery. Statistics in snow- and ice-free areas reveal similar vertical relative accuracy ( <0.5 m) with and without ground control points (GCPs), demonstrating the capability for measuring seasonal snow accumulation. The calculated winter (14 October 2014 to 22 May 2015) mass balance of Drangajökull was 3.33±0.23mw.e. (meter water equivalent), with 60% of the accumulation occurring by February, which is in good agreement with nearby ground observations. On average, the repeated DEMs yield 22% less elevation change than the length of eight winter snow cores due to (1) the time difference between in situ and satellite observations, (2) firn densification and (3) elevation changes due to ice dynamics. The contributions of these three factors were of similar magnitude. This study demonstrates that seasonal geodetic mass balance can, in many areas, be estimated from sub-meter resolution satellite stereo images. © Author(s) 2017. |
学科领域 | accuracy assessment; digital elevation model; glacier dynamics; ground control; ground-based measurement; ice cap; image resolution; mass balance; satellite imagery; snow accumulation; stereo image; winter; Drangajokull; Iceland |
语种 | 英语 |
scopus关键词 | accuracy assessment; digital elevation model; glacier dynamics; ground control; ground-based measurement; ice cap; image resolution; mass balance; satellite imagery; snow accumulation; stereo image; winter; Drangajokull; Iceland |
来源期刊 | Cryosphere
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/119379 |
作者单位 | Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Askja, Reykjavík, Iceland; Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (LEGOS-CNRS), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France; Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavík, Iceland; School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, United States |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Belart J.M.C.,Berthier E.,Magnússon E.,et al. Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo images[J],2017,11(3). |
APA | Belart J.M.C..,Berthier E..,Magnússon E..,Anderson L.S..,Pálsson F..,...&Jarosch A.H..(2017).Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo images.Cryosphere,11(3). |
MLA | Belart J.M.C.,et al."Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo images".Cryosphere 11.3(2017). |
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