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Monthly velocity and seasonal variations of the Mont Blanc glaciers derived from Sentinel-2 between 2016 and 2024
Fabrizio Troilo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Fondazione Montagna sicura, Glaciers, snow and avalanche research area, Courmayeur, 11013, Italy
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
Niccolò Dematteis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection IRPI, Italian National Research Council, Turin, 10135, Italy
Francesco Zucca
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
Martin Funk
ETH-VAW, Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau, Hydrologie und Glaziologie, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Daniele Giordan
Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection IRPI, Italian National Research Council, Turin, 10135, Italy
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Short summary
The study of glacier sliding along slopes is relevant in many aspects of glaciology. We processed Sentinel-2 satellite optical images of Mont Blanc, obtaining surface velocities of 30 glaciers between 2016 and 2024. The study revealed different behaviours and velocity variations that have relationships with glacier morphology. A velocity anomaly was observed in some glaciers of the southern side in 2020–2022, but its origin needs to be investigated further.
The study of glacier sliding along slopes is relevant in many aspects of glaciology. We...
