GLAcier Feature Tracking testkit (GLAFT): A statistically- and physically-based framework for evaluating glacier velocity products derived from satellite image feature tracking

• Main Authors: Zheng, Whyjay, Bhushan, Shashank, Wyk De Vries, Maximillian, Kochtitzky, William, Shean, David, Copland, Luke, Dow, Christine, Jones-Ivey, Renette, Pérez, Fernando
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Canada; Kaskawulsh Glacier; glacier*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2023-38; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2023-38/

Glacier velocity measurements are essential to understand ice flow mechanics, monitor natural hazards, and make accurate projections of future sea-level rise. Despite these important applications, the method most commonly used to derive glacier velocity maps, feature tracking, relies on empirical pa...