Monitoring glacier changes using a global positioning system in differential mode

• Main Authors: Jacobsen, Frank M., Theakstone, Wilfred H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: austre Okstindbreen; Okstindbreen; Annals of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/921ba154-2949-43a0-be87-dca7e9f9612b

Recent developments of global positioning systems (GPS) have provided opportunities for rapid and frequent glacier mapping. The speed and accuracy of GPS techniques make them particularly suitable for repeated glacier mapping. Using two receivers in differential mode provides very high accuracy. In...