Using structure from motion photogrammetry to measure past glacier changes from historic aerial photographs

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: LAUREN J. VARGO, BRIAN M. ANDERSON, HUW J. HORGAN, ANDREW N. MACKINTOSH, ANDREW M. LORREY, MERIJN THORNTON
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Subjects: glacier fluctuations; glaciological instruments and methods; mass-balance reconstruction; mountain glaciers; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; New Zealand; Ela; Brewster; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.79; https://doaj.org/article/3cd5daccb4c24bd3b6831480abbd5d8a

Quantifying historic changes in glacier size and mass balance is important for understanding how the cryosphere responds to climate variability and change. Airborne photogrammetry enables glacier extent and equilibrium line altitudes (ELAs) to be monitored for more glaciers at lower cost than tradit...