UAV photogrammetry and structure from motion to assess calving dynamics at Store Glacier, a large outlet draining the Greenland ice sheet

Ryan, J. C.; Hubbard, A. L.; Box, J. E.; Todd, J.; Christoffersen, P.; Carr, J. R.; Holt, T. O.; Snooke, N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

Research article

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06 Jan 2015

Research article |

| 06 Jan 2015

UAV photogrammetry and structure from motion to assess calving dynamics at Store Glacier, a large outlet draining the Greenland ice sheet

J. C. Ryan, A. L. Hubbard, J. E. Box, J. Todd, P. Christoffersen, J. R. Carr, T. O. Holt, and N. Snooke

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Final revised paper (published on 06 Jan 2015)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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SC C657: 'Repeat UAV photogrammetry to assess calving front dynamics Store Glacier', Mauri Pelto, 14 May 2014
SC C661: 'Unit error in wingspan', Anders Damsgaard, 16 May 2014
- SC C662: 'Other typo's', Anders Damsgaard, 16 May 2014
RC C897: 'great contribution', Matt Nolan, 12 Jun 2014
RC C1099: 'Invited review of 'Repeat UAV photogrammetry to assess calving front dynamics at a large outlet glacier draining the Greenland Ice Sheet'', Doug Benn, 05 Jul 2014
AC C1466: 'Author's response to reviews and comments', Jonathan Ryan, 01 Aug 2014

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jonathan Ryan on behalf of the Authors (25 Aug 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Nov 2014) by Andreas Kääb

AR by Jonathan Ryan on behalf of the Authors (03 Dec 2014) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a commercial digital camera enabled us to obtain high-resolution digital images of the calving front of Store glacier, Greenland. The three sorties flown enabled key glaciological parameters to be quantified in sufficient detail to reveal that the terminus of Store glacier is a complex system with large variations in crevasse patterns surface velocities, calving processes, surface elevations and front positions at a daily and seasonal timescale.