Volume change reconstruction of Swiss glaciers from length change data

Sensitivity of Very Small Glaciers in the Swiss Alps to Future Climate Change

Very small glaciers (<0.5 km2) account for more than 80% of the total number of glaciers in midto low-latitude mountain ranges. Although their total area and volume is small compared to larger glaciers, they are a relevant component of the cryosphere, contributing to landscape formation, local hydrology, and sea-level rise. Worldwide glacier monitoring mostly focuses on medium-sized to large gl...

Surface Velocity of Swiss Alpine Glaciers from Ers Sar Interferometry

Differential SAR interferograms were computed over the Swiss Alps with ERS-1/2 Tandem data acquired between 1995 and 2000 from ascending and descending orbits and use of an external Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Comparison with the Swiss glacier inventory 2000 shows that winter interferograms with one day time interval have a generally high degree of coherence and are straightforward to identi...

Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data

Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data

Obliquity-paced climate change recorded in Antarctic debris-covered glaciers

The degree to which debris-covered glaciers record past environmental conditions is debated. Here we describe a novel palaeoclimate archive derived from the surface morphology and internal debris within cold-based debris-covered glaciers in Antarctica. Results show that subtle changes in mass balance impart major changes in the concentration of englacial debris and corresponding surface topogra...