A satellite-derived glacier inventory for North Asia

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Lucas Earl, Alex Gardner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2016
• Subjects: climate change; glacier delineation; glacier mapping; mountain glaciers; remote sensing; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; New Glacier; Annals of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3189/2016AoG71A008; https://doaj.org/article/3fe877109cd5430d8a13a1249a059300

This study outlines a consistent methodology for identifying glacier surfaces from Landsat 5, 7 and 8 imagery that is applied to map all mainland North Asian glaciers, providing the first methodologically consistent and complete glacier inventory for the region ~2010. We identify 5065 glaciers cover...