Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5551-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5551-2024
Research article
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29 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 29 Nov 2024

The Pléiades Glacier Observatory: high-resolution digital elevation models and ortho-imagery to monitor glacier change

Etienne Berthier, Jérôme Lebreton, Delphine Fontannaz, Steven Hosford, Joaquín Muñoz-Cobo Belart, Fanny Brun, Liss M. Andreassen, Brian Menounos, and Charlotte Blondel

Data sets

Pléiades Glacier Observatory Data Products LEGOS & OMP https://doi.org/10.25577/313a-a978

Model code and software

Pléiades Glacier Observatory - production of DEMs and orthoimages Berthier Etienne and Lebreton Jérôme https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12909585

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Short summary
Repeat elevation measurements are crucial for monitoring glacier health and to understand how glaciers affect river flows and sea level. Until recently, high-resolution elevation data were mostly available for polar regions and High Mountain Asia. Our project, the Pléiades Glacier Observatory, now provides high-resolution topographies of 140 glacier sites worldwide. This is a novel and open dataset to monitor the impact of climate change on glaciers at high resolution and accuracy.