Author:
Wuite Jan,Libert Ludivine,Nagler Thomas,Jóhannesson Tómas
Abstract
In recent years, satellite remote sensing has revolutionized observations of glacier dynamics enabling for the first time the generation of detailed ice-velocity fields at regular intervals for Icelandic glaciers. We generated dense time series of ice-velocity fields from 2014 to 2020 exploiting the continuous acquisition of Sentinel-1 SAR using the offset-tracking technique. The fastest ice flow, with velocities up to 400–800 metres per year, is observed in the middle and lower part of the main outlet glaciers of the ice caps that span a large elevation range in the areas of high precipitation in the South and Southeast of Iceland. Several outlet glaciers of Vatnajökull, such as Skeiðarárjökull and Breiðamerkurjökull, draining towards the South and Southeast, show high-ice-speed channels with pronounced shearing zones where the ice speed increases by an order of magnitude within a distance of only a few ice thicknesses. Velocities on the order of a few tens of metres per year, and up to 50–100 metres per year, are observed on the large surge-type outlet glaciers of N- and W-Vatnajökull and generally on glaciers in the central Icelandic highland and in the northern and western part of the country. Slow-moving ice is observed along the main ice divides and near the glacier margins. The velocity data set is affected by gaps due to decorrelation, particularly during summer, because of temporal variations in the radar-image texture. The ice-velocity fields derived in this study from Sentinel-1 data agree well with other data sets, although these are affected by a larger number of outliers and data gaps, particularly in the accumulation areas. The generated velocity time series can be used for monitoring long-term dynamic trends, seasonal variations and for studying glaciological events such as surges or jökulhlaups.
Publisher
Joklarannsoknafelag Islands
Subject
Geography, Planning and Development,Global and Planetary Change,Literature and Literary Theory,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Literature and Literary Theory,Philosophy,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Cultural Studies,General Computer Science,Artificial Intelligence,Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Computer Networks and Communications,Hardware and Architecture,Theoretical Computer Science,Software,Hardware and Architecture,Theoretical Computer Science,Software,Infectious Diseases,Parasitology,Epidemiology,Immunology,Parasitology,Infectious Diseases,Parasitology,Infectious Diseases,Parasitology
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