Times series of digital elevation models based on TanDEM-X radar data of Fedchenko Glacier, Pamir Mountains – Insights into glacier elevation changes and radar penetration properties

Abstract ID: 3.13267 | Accepted as Poster | Poster | TBA | TBA

Anja Wendt (1,2)
Christoph Mayer (1), Dana Floricioiu (2)
(1) Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, 80539, München, DE
(2) German Aerospace Center, Münchener Straße 20, 82234, Wessling, DE

Categories: Cryo- & Hydrosphere
Keywords: Glacier elevation change, High-Mountain Asia, Radar satellite data

Categories: Cryo- & Hydrosphere
Keywords: Glacier elevation change, High-Mountain Asia, Radar satellite data

The two TanDEM-X satellites have been acquiring X-band radar data for the generation of digital elevation models (DEMs) starting in late 2010. For Fedchenko Glacier, one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions and the largest glacier of the Pamir Mountains, an abundant sequence of elevation data is available with several acquisitions per year distributed over all seasons. Making use of the data of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission the observations can be extended back to the year 2000.
This wealth of data can be used two-fold: firstly, annual elevation change rates can be derived using data with comparable properties regarding geometry and season in order to minimise systematic effects, which can be, secondly, analysed making use of the complete data base. In the first decade of the 21st century, Fedchenko Glacier experienced a typical elevation decrease in the lower parts and an elevation increase in the upper accumulation zone. In contrast, the glacier has thinned over its whole extent since the first TanDEM-X acquisitions. One of the main error sources for the determination of surface elevation changes is the effect of radar penetration into ice and snow. In order to assess its magnitude, especially the repeated acquisitions in late summer/early fall reveal valuable insights into short term changes in penetration properties due to the transition from melting to freezing conditions.

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