Glacier Image Velocimetry: an open-source toolbox for easy and rapid calculation of high-resolution glacier velocity fields

Van Wyk de Vries, Maximillian; Wickert, Andrew D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2115-2021

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2115-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2115-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

Research article

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28 Apr 2021

Research article |

| 28 Apr 2021

Glacier Image Velocimetry: an open-source toolbox for easy and rapid calculation of high-resolution glacier velocity fields

Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries and Andrew D. Wickert

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2115-2021-supplement

Model code and software

Glacier Image Velocimetry Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries and Andrew D. Wickert https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4624831

Glacier Image velocimetry (app) Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries and Andrew D. Wickert https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4624832

Short summary

We can measure glacier flow and sliding velocity by tracking patterns on the ice surface in satellite images. The surface velocity of glaciers provides important information to support assessments of glacier response to climate change, to improve regional assessments of ice thickness, and to assist with glacier fieldwork. Our paper describes Glacier Image Velocimetry (GIV), a new, easy-to-use, and open-source toolbox for calculating high-resolution velocity time series for any glacier on earth.