Automated Detection of Glacier Surges from Sentinel-1 Surface Velocity Time Series-An Example from Svalbard
Koch M, Seehaus T, Friedl P, Braun M (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2023
Journal
Book Volume: 15
Journal Issue: 6
DOI: 10.3390/rs15061545
Abstract
Even though surge-type glaciers make up only a small percentage of all glaciers, related research contributes considerably to the general understanding of glacier flow mechanisms. Recent studies based on remote sensing techniques aimed to disentangle underlying processes related to glacier surges. They have proven the possibilities yielded by combining high performance computing and earth observation. In addition, modelling approaches to surges have seen increasing popularity, yet large spatial and temporal data about timing of surge incites are missing. We aimed to develop an algorithm that not only detects surge type glaciers but also determines the timing of a surge onset, while being computationally inexpensive, transferable, and expandable in time and space. The algorithm is based on time series analyses of glacier surface velocity derived from Sentinel-1 data. After seasonal and trend decomposition, outlier detection is performed by the General Studentized Extreme Deviate Test, an iterative algorithm well suited for outlier detection in univariate time series. To determine surges, cluster analysis is performed to identify outlier clusters, which are linked to glacier surges. We demonstrate the viability on the Svalbard archipelago for the period 2015 to 2021 where we have identified 18 glacier surges and the timing of their active phase.
Authors with CRIS profile
Moritz Koch
Institut für Geographie
Thorsten Seehaus
Institut für Geographie
Matthias Braun
Professur für Geographie (Fernerkundung und GIS)
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Koch, M., Seehaus, T., Friedl, P., & Braun, M. (2023). Automated Detection of Glacier Surges from Sentinel-1 Surface Velocity Time Series-An Example from Svalbard. Remote Sensing, 15(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15061545
MLA:
Koch, Moritz, et al. "Automated Detection of Glacier Surges from Sentinel-1 Surface Velocity Time Series-An Example from Svalbard." Remote Sensing 15.6 (2023).
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