Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5169-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5169-2021
Research article
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22 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 22 Nov 2021

Ice volume and basal topography estimation using geostatistical methods and ground-penetrating radar measurements: application to the Tsanfleuron and Scex Rouge glaciers, Swiss Alps

Alexis Neven, Valentin Dall'Alba, Przemysław Juda, Julien Straubhaar, and Philippe Renard

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randlab/tsanfleuron_glacier_data: V1.1 A. Neven https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5675737

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We present and compare different geostatistical methods for underglacial bedrock interpolation. Variogram-based interpolations are compared with a multipoint statistics approach on both test cases and real glaciers. Using the modeled bedrock, the ice volume for the Scex Rouge and Tsanfleuron glaciers (Swiss Alps) was estimated to be 113.9 ± 1.6 million cubic meters. Complex karstic geomorphological features are reproduced and can be used to improve the precision of underglacial flow estimation.