3-D surface properties of glacier penitentes over an ablation season, measured using a Microsoft Xbox Kinect

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: L. I. Nicholson, M. Pętlicki, B. Partan, S. MacDonell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Penitente; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1897-2016; https://doaj.org/article/fb8b663d263c44bc8022a31877cc1c13

In this study, the first small-scale digital surface models (DSMs) of natural penitentes on a glacier surface were produced using a Microsoft Xbox Kinect sensor on Tapado Glacier, Chile (30°08′ S, 69°55′ W). The surfaces produced by the complete processing chain were within the error of standard ter...