Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: YUSHAN ZHOU, ZHIWEI LI, JIA LI, RONG ZHAO, XIAOLI DING
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: glacier mass balance; remote sensing; surface mass budget; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Geodetic Glacier; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.8; https://doaj.org/article/336d09fe0bc94a039da6a3387cf77cfc

Multiple studies on regional glacier mass balance in the Pamir Mountains have been conducted using the geodetic method, but they were rarely extended to the period before 2000. In this study, we used KH-9 imagery acquired in 1975 to generate the historical DEM for the central Pamir, and then obtaine...