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An estimate of global glacier volume [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2013 I assess the feasibility of using multivariate scaling relationships to estimate glacier volume from glacier inventory data. Scaling laws are calibrated against volume observations optimized for the specific purpose of estimating total global glacier ice
A. Grinsted
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Volume-area scaling for debris-covered glaciers [PDF]
Journal of Glaciology, 2020 A volume-area scaling relation is commonly used to estimate glacier volume or its future changes on a global scale. The presence of an insulating supraglacial debris cover alters the mass-balance profile of a glacier, potentially modifying the scaling ...
Argha Banerjee
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An upper-bound estimate for the accuracy of glacier volume–area scaling [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2013 Volume–area scaling is the most popular method for estimating the ice volume of large glacier samples. Here, a series of resampling experiments based on different sets of synthetic data is presented in order to derive an upper-bound estimate (i.e.
D. Farinotti, M. Huss
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Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsGlacier retreat transforms landscapes in polar and mountainous regions. Yet, the topography of the emerging terrain remains poorly known. Here, we present a physically consistent, global map of the ice-covered topography beneath all glaciers on Earth ...
T. Frank +4 more
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Automated modelling of spatially-distributed glacier ice thickness and volume [PDF]
Computers and Geosciences, 2016 Ice thickness distribution and volume are both key parameters for glaciological and hydrological applications. This study presents VOLTA (Volume and Topography Automation), which is a Python script tool for ArcGISTM that requires just a digital elevation model (DEM) and glacier outline(s) to model distributed ice thickness, volume and bed topography ...
William James, Jonathan Carrivick
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Glacier volume response time and its links to climate and topography based on a conceptual model of glacier hypsometry [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2009 Glacier volume response time is a measure of the time taken for a glacier to adjust its geometry to a climate change. It has been previously proposed that the volume response time is given approximately by the ratio of glacier thickness to ablation at ...
S. C. B. Raper, R. J. Braithwaite
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Volume Changes of Elbrus Glaciers From 1997 to 2017 [PDF]
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 This study describes the analysis of changes in area and volume of the Mt.Elbrus glacier system, Central Caucasus from 1997 to 2017. It is based on helicopter-borne ice thickness measurements, comparison of high-resolution imagery and two digital ...
Stanislav Kutuzov +4 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 Himalayan glaciers are a storehouse of fresh water and play a significant role in influencing the runoff through numerous perennial rivers flowing over the Indo-Gangetic plains, providing freshwater to the second largest populated country in the world ...
Ashim Sattar +3 more
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Glacier thickness and ice volume of the Northern Andes [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2022 AbstractTropical glacier melt provides valuable water to surrounding communities, but climate change is projected to cause the demise of many of these glaciers within the coming century. Understanding the future of tropical glaciers requires a detailed record of their thicknesses and volumes, which is currently lacking in the Northern Andes.
Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries +3 more
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Journal of Glaciology, 2023 The Northern and Southern Patagonian Icefields are rapidly losing volume, with current volume loss rates greater than 20 km3 a−1. However, details of the spatial and temporal distribution of their volume loss remain uncertain.
Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries +4 more
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