Glacier Sliding from Space: Multi-Scale Remote Sensing, Geodesy, and Numerical Modeling to Understand Glacier Mechanics

• Main Author: Armstrong, William Henry
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: CU Scholar 2017
• Subjects: Glacier basal sliding; Glacier hydrology; Glaciology; Global Positioning System; Numerical modeling; Remote sensing; Geographic Information Sciences; Geology; Geomorphology; Geophysics and Seismology; Marginal Lake; glacier; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholar.colorado.edu/geol_gradetds/124; https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1128&context=geol_gradetds

Glacier basal sliding is a poorly understood aspect of glacier mechanics, and its spatial and temporal distribution affects glacier change and the evolution of alpine landscapes. In these studies, we use on-glacier GPS, moderate- and high-resolution optical satellite imagery, and numerical ice flow...