Theoretical Foundations of Remote Sensing for Glacier Assessment and Mapping

The international scientific community is actively engaged in assessing ice sheet and alpine glacier fluctuations at a variety of scales. The availability of stereoscopic, multitemporal, and multispectral satellite imagery from the optical wavelength regions of the electromagnetic spectrum has great...

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Main Authors: Bishop, Michael P., Bush, Andrew B. G., Furfaro, Roberto, Gillespie, Alan R., Hall, Dorothy K., Haritashya, Umesh K., Shroder, John F.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: eCommons 2014
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Geology
Geomorphology
Geophysics and Seismology
Glaciology
Hydrology
Other Environmental Sciences
Paleontology
Sedimentology
Soil Science
Stratigraphy
Tectonics and Structure
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://ecommons.udayton.edu/geo_fac_pub/9
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79818-7_2
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Summary:The international scientific community is actively engaged in assessing ice sheet and alpine glacier fluctuations at a variety of scales. The availability of stereoscopic, multitemporal, and multispectral satellite imagery from the optical wavelength regions of the electromagnetic spectrum has greatly increased our ability to assess glaciological conditions and map the cryosphere. There are, however, important issues and limitations associated with accurate satellite information extraction and mapping, as well as new opportunities for assessment and mapping that are all rooted in understanding the fundamentals of the radiation transfer cascade. We address the primary radiation transfer components, relate them to glacier dynamics and mapping, and summarize the analytical approaches that permit transformation of spectral variation into thematic and quantitative parameters. We also discuss the integration of satellite-derived information into numerical modeling approaches to facilitate understandings of glacier dynamics and causal mechanisms.

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