The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC
Articles | Volume 10, issue 3
Articles | Volume 10, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1279-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1279-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 3
Research article
 | 
20 Jun 2016
Research article |  | 20 Jun 2016

Application and validation of long-range terrestrial laser scanning to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps

Mauro Fischer, Matthias Huss, Mario Kummert, and Martin Hoelzle

Viewed

Total article views: 5,744 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
3,099 2,222 423 5,744 701 223 292
  • HTML: 3,099
  • PDF: 2,222
  • XML: 423
  • Total: 5,744
  • Supplement: 701
  • BibTeX: 223
  • EndNote: 292
Views and downloads (calculated since 08 Mar 2016)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 08 Mar 2016)
Latest update: 28 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
This study provides the first thorough validation of geodetic glacier mass changes derived from close-range high-resolution remote sensing techniques, and highlights the potential of terrestrial laser scanning for repeated mass balance monitoring of very small alpine glaciers. The presented methodology is promising, as laborious and potentially dangerous in situ measurements as well as the spatial inter- and extrapolation of point measurements over the entire glacier can be circumvented.
Read more
Share