UAV-Based Monitoring and Modelling in Cryosphere and Glacial Research
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 5616
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; cryogenic processes; permafrost; Arctic; thermokarst; ground ice; climate change; UAV in cryospheric science
Interests: remote sensing applications in land dynamics; landforms and surface processes on Mars; glacial and periglacial geomorphology; glacial hazards; Mars analogue research; high-resolution terrain modelling and interpretation; UAVs for environmental remote sensing
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Dear Colleagues,
The Earth's cryosphere extends from the upper layers of the Earth's crust to the lower layers of the ionosphere. Remote sensing in cryosphere research includes the study of the cryolithozone, which covers around one-sixth of the Earth's surface and is usually difficult to access for field research. The development of remote studies has made it possible to make significant progress in monitoring and modeling the state of the cryogenic processes related to changes in the state of permafrost (thermokarst, thermoerosion, thermodenudation, etc.), snow cover, and glaciers. The emergence of various UAVs (from inexpensive unprofessional to highly professional models) has opened up new opportunities for cryosphere research, both when combined with satellite remote sensing data and when conducting local field research.
Similar challenges are faced when studying dynamic mountain glaciers and ice sheets with constant changes in the geometry of glacier surfaces. These changes can be both slow and catastrophic. In particular, dynamics in cracks and moulins on glaciers, or slope failures in periglacial environments, pose a danger to researchers. Some natural processes on mountain glaciers (breakout of glacial lakes, glacial landslides) can also lead to catastrophic consequences in adjacent populated valleys too. In this regard, the prompt monitoring and safe study of glaciers are significant. Over the past 15 years, UAVs have been increasingly used to solve such problems.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to show the existing level of possibilities for the use of UAVs in cryospheric and glaciological studies, in order to identify existing problems and prospects.
This Special Issue will focus on but not be limited to the following topics:
- UAV in Earth’s cryosphere;
- UAV-based monitoring of cryogenic processes;
- UAV-based research of polar and subpolar geosystems;
- Comparative analysis of UAV-based and other remote sensing approaches for studying the cryosphere;
- The use of various UAV sensors to study cryogenic processes;
- Spatial and spectral resolution improvements through UAV-led cryosphere research;
- A closer look at cryosphere dynamics using UAVs;
- Evolving UAV photogrammetry of cryosphere components.
We will consider both individual studies and examples of the use of UAVs in cryosphere and glacial research, as well as reviews of the history and prospects of the use of UAVs and their place in these studies.
Dr. Artem Khomutov
Dr. Anshuman Bhardwaj
Dr. Dmitrii Bliakharskii
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- permafrost
- polar and subpolar geosystems
- cryogenic processes
- photogrammetry
- glaciers
- glacier mapping
- glacier area changes
- volumetric estimations
- glacio-hydrology
- glacial or periglacial geomorphology
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