Title :
Glacier dynamics of the Northern Patagonia Icefield derived from SRTM, TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X data
Author :
Jaber, Wael Abdel ; Floricioiu, Dana ; Rott, Helmut
Author_Institution :
DLR IMF, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Abstract :
We compare ice elevation from a TanDEM-X DEM of September 2013 and the SRTM DEM of 2000 over the main glaciers of the Northern Patagonia Icefield (NPI) in order to quantify ice change rates over the last 13 years. The applied procedure and the obtained results are discussed. In order to have a more comprehensive picture of ice dynamics for this region, ice flow velocity maps for the S. Quintin and S. Rafael glaciers are obtained from feature tracking applied to TerraSAR-X high resolution repeat pass images.
Keywords :
glaciology; synthetic aperture radar; AD 2000; AD 2013 09; NPI glacier; S Quintin glacier; S Rafael glacier; SRTM DEM; TANDEM-X data; TERRASAR-X data; TanDEM-X DEM; TerraSAR-X high resolution repeat pass image; glacier dynamic; ice change rate quantification; ice elevation; ice flow velocity map; northern Patagonia icefield; Accuracy; Backscatter; Ice; Snow; Surface topography; Synthetic aperture radar; DEM differencing; Patagonia Icefields; TanDEM-X; elevation change; ice flow velocity;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947367
