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Strong acceleration of glacier area loss in the Greater Caucasus between 2000 and 2020
Levan G. Tielidze
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Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, 6140, Wellington, New Zealand
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, 6140, Wellington, New Zealand
School of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili Ave 3/5, 0162 Tbilisi, Georgia
Gennady A. Nosenko
Department of Glaciology, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 Staromonetniy Pereulok, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Tatiana E. Khromova
Department of Glaciology, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 Staromonetniy Pereulok, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Frank Paul
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
The new Caucasus glacier inventory derived from manual delineation of glacier outlines based on medium-resolution (Landsat, Sentinel) and high-resolution (SPOT) satellite imagery shows the accelerated glacier area loss over the last 2 decades (2000–2020). This new glacier inventory will improve our understanding of climate change impacts at a regional scale and support related modelling studies by providing high-quality validation data.
The new Caucasus glacier inventory derived from manual delineation of glacier outlines based on...
