The New Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2016: From a Topographical to a Glaciological Dataset

The New Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2016: From a Topographical to a Glaciological Dataset

Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking rapidly in response to ongoing climate change. Repeated glacier inventories are key to monitor such changes at the regional scale. Here we present the new Swiss Glacier Inventory 2016 (SGI2016) that has been acquired based on sub-meter resolution aerial imagery...

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Main Authors: Andreas Linsbauer, Matthias Huss, Elias Hodel, Andreas Bauder, Mauro Fischer, Yvo Weidmann, Hans Bärtschi, Emanuel Schmassmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
glacier
glacier inventory
change assessment
glacier mapping
debris cover
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.704189/full

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