The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate
ABSTRACT Mass-balance measurements of Icelandic glaciers are sparse through the 20th century. However, the large archive of stereo images available allows estimates of glacier-wide mass balance ( $\dot{B}$ ) in decadal time steps since 1945. Combined with climate records, they provide further insigh...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/jog.2019.16 2024-09-30T14:34:36+00:00 The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate BELART, JOAQUÍN M. C. MAGNÚSSON, EYJÓLFUR BERTHIER, ETIENNE PÁLSSON, FINNUR AÐALGEIRSDÓTTIR, GUðFINNA JÓHANNESSON, TÓMAS 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.16 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143019000169 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Glaciology volume 65, issue 251, page 395-409 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 2019 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.16 2024-09-11T04:04:06Z ABSTRACT Mass-balance measurements of Icelandic glaciers are sparse through the 20th century. However, the large archive of stereo images available allows estimates of glacier-wide mass balance ( $\dot{B}$ ) in decadal time steps since 1945. Combined with climate records, they provide further insight into glacier–climate relationship. This study presents a workflow to process aerial photographs (1945–1995), spy satellite imagery (1977–1980) and modern satellite stereo images (since 2000) using photogrammetric techniques and robust statistics in a highly automated, open-source pipeline to retrieve seasonally corrected, decadal glacier-wide geodetic mass balances. In our test area, Eyjafjallajökull (S-Iceland, ~70 km 2 ), we obtain a mass balance of $<![CDATA[ $ \dot{\curr B}_{\curr 1945}^{\curr 2014} \curr = -0.27 \pm 0.03\,{\rm \curr m\ w}{\rm. \curr e}{\rm.} {\rm \curr a}^{{\rm dash \curr 1}}$ , with a maximum and minimum of $\dot{\curr B}_{\curr 1984}^{\curr 1989} \curr = 0.77 \curr \pm 0.19\,{\rm \curr m\ \curr w}{\rm\curr . e}{\rm\curr .} {\rm\curr a}^{{\rm\curr dash 1}}$ and $\dot{\curr B}_{\curr 1994}^{\curr 1998}\curr = -1.94 \curr \pm 0.34\,{\rm \curr m\ w}{\rm\curr . e}{\rm\curr .} {\rm \curr a}^{{\rm\curr dash 1}}$ , respectively, attributed to climatic forcing, and $\dot{\curr B}_{\curr 2009}^{\curr 2010} \curr = -3.39{\rm \;} \curr \pm {\rm \;} \curr 0.43\,{\rm \curr m\ w}{\rm\curr . e}{\rm\curr .} {\rm\curr a}^{{\rm\curr dash 1}}$ , mostly caused by the April 2010 eruption. The reference-surface mass balances correlate with summer temperature and winter precipitation, and linear regression accounts for 80% of the mass-balance variability, yielding a static sensitivity of mass balance to summer temperature and winter precipitation of − 2.1 ± 0.4 m w.e.a –1 K –1 and 0.5 ± 0.3 m w.e.a –1 (10%) –1 , respectively. This study serves as a template that can be used to estimate the mass-balance changes and glaciers' response to climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull glacier Ice cap Iceland Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 65 251 395 409 |
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ABSTRACT Mass-balance measurements of Icelandic glaciers are sparse through the 20th century. However, the large archive of stereo images available allows estimates of glacier-wide mass balance ( $\dot{B}$ ) in decadal time steps since 1945. Combined with climate records, they provide further insight into glacier–climate relationship. This study presents a workflow to process aerial photographs (1945–1995), spy satellite imagery (1977–1980) and modern satellite stereo images (since 2000) using photogrammetric techniques and robust statistics in a highly automated, open-source pipeline to retrieve seasonally corrected, decadal glacier-wide geodetic mass balances. In our test area, Eyjafjallajökull (S-Iceland, ~70 km 2 ), we obtain a mass balance of $<![CDATA[ $ \dot{\curr B}_{\curr 1945}^{\curr 2014} \curr = -0.27 \pm 0.03\,{\rm \curr m\ w}{\rm. \curr e}{\rm.} {\rm \curr a}^{{\rm dash \curr 1}}$ , with a maximum and minimum of $\dot{\curr B}_{\curr 1984}^{\curr 1989} \curr = 0.77 \curr \pm 0.19\,{\rm \curr m\ \curr w}{\rm\curr . e}{\rm\curr .} {\rm\curr a}^{{\rm\curr dash 1}}$ and $\dot{\curr B}_{\curr 1994}^{\curr 1998}\curr = -1.94 \curr \pm 0.34\,{\rm \curr m\ w}{\rm\curr . e}{\rm\curr .} {\rm \curr a}^{{\rm\curr dash 1}}$ , respectively, attributed to climatic forcing, and $\dot{\curr B}_{\curr 2009}^{\curr 2010} \curr = -3.39{\rm \;} \curr \pm {\rm \;} \curr 0.43\,{\rm \curr m\ w}{\rm\curr . e}{\rm\curr .} {\rm\curr a}^{{\rm\curr dash 1}}$ , mostly caused by the April 2010 eruption. The reference-surface mass balances correlate with summer temperature and winter precipitation, and linear regression accounts for 80% of the mass-balance variability, yielding a static sensitivity of mass balance to summer temperature and winter precipitation of − 2.1 ± 0.4 m w.e.a –1 K –1 and 0.5 ± 0.3 m w.e.a –1 (10%) –1 , respectively. This study serves as a template that can be used to estimate the mass-balance changes and glaciers' response to climate. |
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BELART, JOAQUÍN M. C. MAGNÚSSON, EYJÓLFUR BERTHIER, ETIENNE PÁLSSON, FINNUR AÐALGEIRSDÓTTIR, GUðFINNA JÓHANNESSON, TÓMAS |
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BELART, JOAQUÍN M. C. MAGNÚSSON, EYJÓLFUR BERTHIER, ETIENNE PÁLSSON, FINNUR AÐALGEIRSDÓTTIR, GUðFINNA JÓHANNESSON, TÓMAS The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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BELART, JOAQUÍN M. C. MAGNÚSSON, EYJÓLFUR BERTHIER, ETIENNE PÁLSSON, FINNUR AÐALGEIRSDÓTTIR, GUðFINNA JÓHANNESSON, TÓMAS |
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The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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geodetic mass balance of eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate |
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