Geology Faculty Publications
Theoretical Foundations of Remote Sensing for Glacier Assessment and Mapping
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
7-2014
Publication Source
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space
Abstract
The international scientific community is actively engaged in assessing ice sheet and alpine glacier fluctuations at a variety of scales. The availability of stereoscopic, multitemporal, and multispectral satellite imagery from the optical wavelength regions of the electromagnetic spectrum has greatly increased our ability to assess glaciological conditions and map the cryosphere. There are, however, important issues and limitations associated with accurate satellite information extraction and mapping, as well as new opportunities for assessment and mapping that are all rooted in understanding the fundamentals of the radiation transfer cascade. We address the primary radiation transfer components, relate them to glacier dynamics and mapping, and summarize the analytical approaches that permit transformation of spectral variation into thematic and quantitative parameters. We also discuss the integration of satellite-derived information into numerical modeling approaches to facilitate understandings of glacier dynamics and causal mechanisms.
Inclusive pages
23-52
ISBN/ISSN
9783540798170
Copyright
Copyright © 2014, Springer
Publisher
Springer
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Bishop, Michael P.; Bush, Andrew B. G.; Furfaro, Roberto; Gillespie, Alan R.; Hall, Dorothy K.; Haritashya, Umesh K.; and Shroder, John F., "Theoretical Foundations of Remote Sensing for Glacier Assessment and Mapping" (2014). Geology Faculty Publications. 9.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/geo_fac_pub/9
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