Monitoring glacial lake outburst flood susceptibility using Sentinel-1 SAR data, Google Earth Engine, and persistent scatterer interferometry

• Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment
• Main Authors: Wangchuk, Sonam, Bolch, Tobias, Robson, Benjamin Aubrey
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews. Environmental Change Research Group, University of St Andrews. Bell-Edwards Geographic Data Institute, University of St Andrews. School of Geography & Sustainable Development
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Sentinel-1; SAR; Radar backscatter; Google Earth Engine; Persistent scatterer interferometry; Glacial lake monitoring; Glacial lake hazard; Slope stability; Outburst susceptibility; GB Physical geography; NDAS; SDG 13 - Climate Action; AC; GB; Glacial Lake; Psi; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25413; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.112910

Funding to support this research from the University of St Andrews and the School of Geography and Sustainable Development is gratefully acknowledged. Continuous monitoring of glacial lakes, their parent glaciers and their surroundings is crucial because possible outbursts of these lakes pose a seri...