Articles | Volume 13, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1709-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1709-2019
Research article
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26 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 26 Jun 2019

Multi-year evaluation of airborne geodetic surveys to estimate seasonal mass balance, Columbia and Rocky Mountains, Canada

Ben M. Pelto, Brian Menounos, and Shawn J. Marshall

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 May 2019) by Chris Derksen
AR by Ben Pelto on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 May 2019) by Chris Derksen
AR by Ben Pelto on behalf of the Authors (28 May 2019)  Manuscript 

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AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Ben Pelto on behalf of the Authors (17 Jun 2019)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (19 Jun 2019) by Chris Derksen
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Short summary
Changes in glacier mass are the direct response to meteorological conditions during the accumulation and melt seasons. We derived multi-year, seasonal mass balance from airborne laser scanning surveys and compared them to field measurements for six glaciers in the Columbia and Rocky Mountains, Canada. Our method can accurately measure seasonal changes in glacier mass and can be easily adapted to derive seasonal mass change for entire mountain ranges.