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Volume 11, issue 6
Volume 11, issue 6
The Cryosphere, 11, 2463–2480, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2463-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
The Cryosphere, 11, 2463–2480, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2463-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Volume 11, issue 6

Research article 03 Nov 2017

Research article | 03 Nov 2017

Monitoring tropical debris-covered glacier dynamics from high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Oliver Wigmore and Bryan Mark
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Using a drone custom built for high altitude flight (4000–6000 m) we completed repeat surveys of Llaca Glacier in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Analysis of high resolution imagery and elevation data reveals highly heterogeneous patterns of glacier change and the important role of ice cliffs in glacier melt dynamics. Drones are found to provide a viable and potentially transformative method for studying glacier change at high spatial resolution, on demand and at relatively low cost.
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