A Review of Surge-Type Glaciers

Sun, Zhe; Qiao, Gang

doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-xliii-b3-2021-503-2021

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“…After surpassing a critical threshold when entering the active phase of the surge, the accumulated mass is being transported down-valley. This oftentimes rapid relocation of mass is accompanied by high surface velocities typical for surge-type glaciers [25]. If till is present below the bed, it may be thawed during melt processes when the regime switches to a temperate state.…”

Section: About Glacier Surgesmentioning

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Automated Detection of Glacier Surges from Sentinel-1 Surface Velocity Time Series—An Example from Svalbard

et al. 2023

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Even though surge-type glaciers make up only a small percentage of all glaciers, related research contributes considerably to the general understanding of glacier flow mechanisms. Recent studies based on remote sensing techniques aimed to disentangle underlying processes related to glacier surges. They have proven the possibilities yielded by combining high performance computing and earth observation. In addition, modelling approaches to surges have seen increasing popularity, yet large spatial and temporal data about timing of surge incites are missing. We aimed to develop an algorithm that not only detects surge type glaciers but also determines the timing of a surge onset, while being computationally inexpensive, transferable, and expandable in time and space. The algorithm is based on time series analyses of glacier surface velocity derived from Sentinel-1 data. After seasonal and trend decomposition, outlier detection is performed by the General Studentized Extreme Deviate Test, an iterative algorithm well suited for outlier detection in univariate time series. To determine surges, cluster analysis is performed to identify outlier clusters, which are linked to glacier surges. We demonstrate the viability on the Svalbard archipelago for the period 2015 to 2021 where we have identified 18 glacier surges and the timing of their active phase.

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Section: About Glacier Surgesmentioning

confidence: 99%