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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4273-2022
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Research article
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13 Oct 2022
Research article |
| 13 Oct 2022
| 13 Oct 2022
Glacier extraction based on high-spatial-resolution remote-sensing images using a deep-learning approach with attention mechanism
Xinde Chu
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Xiaojun Yao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Hongyu Duan
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Cong Chen
Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
Jing Li
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Wenlong Pang
Xining Center of Natural Resources Comprehensive Survey, China
Geological Survey, Xining, 810000, China
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Short summary
The available remote-sensing data are increasingly abundant, and the efficient and rapid acquisition of glacier boundaries based on these data is currently a frontier issue in glacier research. In this study, we designed a complete solution to automatically extract glacier outlines from the high-resolution images. Compared with other methods, our method achieves the best performance for glacier boundary extraction in parts of the Tanggula Mountains, Kunlun Mountains and Qilian Mountains.
The available remote-sensing data are increasingly abundant, and the efficient and rapid...
