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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The seasonal dynamic changes of Tibetan glaciers have seen little prior investigation,
    despite the increase in geodetic studies of multi-year changes. This study compares
    seasonal glacier dynamics (“cold” and “warm” seasons) in the ablation zone of
    Parlung No. 4 Glacier, a temperate glacier in the monsoon-influenced southeastern
    Tibetan Plateau, by using repeat unpiloted aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys combined
    with Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry and ground stake measurements.
    Our results showed that the surveyed ablation zone had a mean change of −2.7 m
    of ice surface elevation during the period of September 2018 to October 2019 but
    is characterized by significant seasonal cyclic variations with ice surface elevation
    lifting (+2.0 m) in the cold season (September 2018 to June 2019) but lowering
    (−4.7 m) in the warm season (June 2019 to October 2019). Over an annual timescale,
    surface lowering was greatly suppressed by the resupply of ice from the glacier’s
    accumulation area—the annual emergence velocity compensates for about 55% of surface
    ablation in our study area. Cold season emergence velocities (3.0 ± 1.2 m) were
    ~5-times larger than those observed in the warm season (0.6 ± 1.0 m). Distinct
    spring precipitation patterns may contribute to these distinct seasonal signals.
    Such seasonal dynamic conditions are possibly critical for different glacier responses
    to climate change in this region of the Tibetan Plateau, and perhaps further afield.
article_number: '2389'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Wei
  full_name: Yang, Wei
  last_name: Yang
- first_name: Chuanxi
  full_name: Zhao, Chuanxi
  last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Matthew
  full_name: Westoby, Matthew
  last_name: Westoby
- first_name: Tandong
  full_name: Yao, Tandong
  last_name: Yao
- first_name: Yongjie
  full_name: Wang, Yongjie
  last_name: Wang
- first_name: Francesca
  full_name: Pellicciotti, Francesca
  id: b28f055a-81ea-11ed-b70c-a9fe7f7b0e70
  last_name: Pellicciotti
- first_name: Jianmin
  full_name: Zhou, Jianmin
  last_name: Zhou
- first_name: Zhen
  full_name: He, Zhen
  last_name: He
- first_name: Evan
  full_name: Miles, Evan
  last_name: Miles
citation:
  ama: Yang W, Zhao C, Westoby M, et al. Seasonal dynamics of a temperate Tibetan
    glacier revealed by high-resolution UAV photogrammetry and in situ measurements.
    <i>Remote Sensing</i>. 2020;12(15). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389">10.3390/rs12152389</a>
  apa: Yang, W., Zhao, C., Westoby, M., Yao, T., Wang, Y., Pellicciotti, F., … Miles,
    E. (2020). Seasonal dynamics of a temperate Tibetan glacier revealed by high-resolution
    UAV photogrammetry and in situ measurements. <i>Remote Sensing</i>. MDPI. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389">https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389</a>
  chicago: Yang, Wei, Chuanxi Zhao, Matthew Westoby, Tandong Yao, Yongjie Wang, Francesca
    Pellicciotti, Jianmin Zhou, Zhen He, and Evan Miles. “Seasonal Dynamics of a Temperate
    Tibetan Glacier Revealed by High-Resolution UAV Photogrammetry and in Situ Measurements.”
    <i>Remote Sensing</i>. MDPI, 2020. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389">https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389</a>.
  ieee: W. Yang <i>et al.</i>, “Seasonal dynamics of a temperate Tibetan glacier revealed
    by high-resolution UAV photogrammetry and in situ measurements,” <i>Remote Sensing</i>,
    vol. 12, no. 15. MDPI, 2020.
  ista: Yang W, Zhao C, Westoby M, Yao T, Wang Y, Pellicciotti F, Zhou J, He Z, Miles
    E. 2020. Seasonal dynamics of a temperate Tibetan glacier revealed by high-resolution
    UAV photogrammetry and in situ measurements. Remote Sensing. 12(15), 2389.
  mla: Yang, Wei, et al. “Seasonal Dynamics of a Temperate Tibetan Glacier Revealed
    by High-Resolution UAV Photogrammetry and in Situ Measurements.” <i>Remote Sensing</i>,
    vol. 12, no. 15, 2389, MDPI, 2020, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389">10.3390/rs12152389</a>.
  short: W. Yang, C. Zhao, M. Westoby, T. Yao, Y. Wang, F. Pellicciotti, J. Zhou,
    Z. He, E. Miles, Remote Sensing 12 (2020).
date_created: 2023-02-20T08:12:29Z
date_published: 2020-07-24T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-02-28T12:36:22Z
day: '24'
doi: 10.3390/rs12152389
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        12'
issue: '15'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152389
month: '07'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Remote Sensing
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2072-4292
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Seasonal dynamics of a temperate Tibetan glacier revealed by high-resolution
  UAV photogrammetry and in situ measurements
type: journal_article
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volume: 12
year: '2020'
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