Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery
Multiple studies on regional glacier mass balance in the Pamir Mountains have been conducted using the geodetic method, but they were rarely extended to the period before 2000. In this study, we used KH-9 imagery acquired in 1975 to generate the historical DEM for the central Pamir, and then obtaine...
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| description | Multiple studies on regional glacier mass balance in the Pamir Mountains have been conducted using the geodetic method, but they were rarely extended to the period before 2000. In this study, we used KH-9 imagery acquired in 1975 to generate the historical DEM for the central Pamir, and then obtained the glacier elevation change by comparing this with the SRTM C-band DEM. The penetration depth of the C-band radar was corrected for different glacier surfaces, i.e. 2.96, 1.68 and 0 m for firn/snow cover, bare ice and debris-covered areas, respectively. The final results suggest that the central Pamir glaciers, overall, experienced a near-zero mass balance of −0.03 ± 0.24 m w.e. a−1 for 1975–99. Due to glacier surge activity, the elevation change patterns of individual glaciers were highly variable, and their mass balances varied from −0.12 ± 0.26 to 0.63 ± 0.20 m w.e. a−1. The mean mass budgets of the surge-type glaciers and non-surge-type glaciers were 0.03 ± 0.14 and −0.05 ± 0.28 m w.e. a−1, respectively. Concurring with previous studies, we conclude that the central Pamir glaciers may have been in a state of approximately balanced mass budget or slight mass deficit from the mid-1970s to the mid-2010s. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-336d09fe0bc94a039da6a3387cf77cfc2023-03-09T12:40:44ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Glaciology0022-14301727-56522019-04-016530932010.1017/jog.2019.8Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imageryYUSHAN ZHOU0ZHIWEI LI1JIA LI2RONG ZHAO3XIAOLI DING4School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 999077 Hong Kong, ChinaMultiple studies on regional glacier mass balance in the Pamir Mountains have been conducted using the geodetic method, but they were rarely extended to the period before 2000. In this study, we used KH-9 imagery acquired in 1975 to generate the historical DEM for the central Pamir, and then obtained the glacier elevation change by comparing this with the SRTM C-band DEM. The penetration depth of the C-band radar was corrected for different glacier surfaces, i.e. 2.96, 1.68 and 0 m for firn/snow cover, bare ice and debris-covered areas, respectively. The final results suggest that the central Pamir glaciers, overall, experienced a near-zero mass balance of −0.03 ± 0.24 m w.e. a−1 for 1975–99. Due to glacier surge activity, the elevation change patterns of individual glaciers were highly variable, and their mass balances varied from −0.12 ± 0.26 to 0.63 ± 0.20 m w.e. a−1. The mean mass budgets of the surge-type glaciers and non-surge-type glaciers were 0.03 ± 0.14 and −0.05 ± 0.28 m w.e. a−1, respectively. Concurring with previous studies, we conclude that the central Pamir glaciers may have been in a state of approximately balanced mass budget or slight mass deficit from the mid-1970s to the mid-2010s.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S002214301900008X/type/journal_articleglacier mass balanceremote sensingsurface mass budget |
| spellingShingle | YUSHAN ZHOU ZHIWEI LI JIA LI RONG ZHAO XIAOLI DING Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery Journal of Glaciology glacier mass balance remote sensing surface mass budget |
| title | Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery |
| title_full | Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery |
| title_fullStr | Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery |
| title_short | Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery |
| title_sort | geodetic glacier mass balance 1975 1999 in the central pamir using the srtm dem and kh 9 imagery |
| topic | glacier mass balance remote sensing surface mass budget |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S002214301900008X/type/journal_article |
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