With the increasing role that unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are playing in data collection
for environmental studies, two key challenges relate to harmonizing and providing …

Owing to usual logistic hardships related to field-based cryospheric research, remote
sensing has played a significant role in understanding the frozen components of the Earth …

The development of economic globalization and increasing ice melting in Arctic area
enables Arctic shipping activities more convenient. Exploring impact of extreme events (ie …

Complex landscapes with high topographic relief and intricate geometry present challenges
for complete and accurate mapping of both lateral (x, y) and vertical (z) detail without …

Abstract Structure-from-motion (SfM) and multi-view stereo (MVS) algorithms coupled with
the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a popular tool in the geosciences …

Remote sensing technologies are integral to monitoring the mountain cryosphere in a
warming world. Satellite missions and field-based platforms have transformed …

Multi-sensor data fusion has recently gained a wide attention within the Geomatics research
community, as it helps overcome the limitations of a single sensor and enables a complete …

Snow algae are ubiquitous in the Pacific Northwest cryosphere in the summer where
snowmelt is an important contribution to regional watersheds. However, less attention has …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are being increasingly used in glaciology demonstrating
their potential for the generation of high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) that can …

Hailuogou (HLG) Glacier, a rapidly receding temperate glacier in the southeastern Tibetan
Plateau, has been observed to lose mass partly through ice frontal mechanical ablation (ie …