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Glacier Image Velocimetry: an open-source toolbox for easy and rapid calculation of high-resolution glacier velocity fields
Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries
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Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Andrew D. Wickert
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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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.
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