期刊
JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY
卷 65, 期 254, 页码 873-888出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/jog.2019.50
关键词
Glacier fluctuations; glacier mapping; mountain glaciers; remote sensing
资金
- Natural Environment Research Council UK studentship [NE/L002590/1]
- Copernicus Glacier Service Norway [NIT.06.15.5]
Small mountain glaciers are an important part of the cryosphere and tend to respond rapidly to climate warming. Historically, mapping very small glaciers (generally considered to be <0.5 km(2)) using satellite imagery has often been subjective due to the difficulty in differentiating them from perennial snowpatches. For this reason, most scientists implement minimum size-thresholds (typically 0.01-0.05 km(2)). Here, we compare the ability of different remote-sensing approaches to identify and map very small glaciers on imagery of varying spatial resolutions (30-0.25 m) and investigate how operator subjectivity influences the results. Based on this analysis, we support the use of a minimum size-threshold of 0.01 km(2) for imagery with coarse to medium spatial resolution (30-10 m). However, when mapping on high-resolution imagery (<1 m) with minimal seasonal snow cover, glaciers <0.05 km(2) and even <0.01 km(2) are readily identifiable and using a minimum threshold may be inappropriate. For these cases, we develop a set of criteria to enable the identification of very small glaciers and classify them as certain, probable or possible. This should facilitate a more consistent approach to identifying and mapping very small glaciers on high-resolution imagery, helping to produce more comprehensive and accurate glacier inventories.
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