Mapping Surface Temperatures on a Debris-Covered Glacier With an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Mapping Surface Temperatures on a Debris-Covered Glacier With an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

A layer of debris cover often accumulates across the surface of glaciers in active mountain ranges with exceptionally steep terrain, such as the Andes, Himalaya, and New Zealand Alps. Such a supraglacial debris layer has a major influence on a glacier's surface energy budget, enhancing radiatio...

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Main Authors: Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink, Joseph M. Shea, Maxime Litt, Jakob F. Steiner, Désirée Treichler, Inka Koch, Walter W. Immerzeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
UAVs
debris-covered glaciers
surface temperature
thermal infrared imaging
Himalaya
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00064/full

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