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Evaluation of existing image matching methods for deriving glacier surface displacements globally from optical satellite imagery by HEID, T, KÄÄB, A

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Brief Communication: Contending estimates of 2003–2008 glacier mass balance over the Pamir–Karakoram–Himalaya by Kääb, A, Treichler, D, Nuth, C, Berthier, E

“…We present glacier thickness changes over the entire Pamir–Karakoram–Himalaya arc based on ICESat satellite altimetry data for 2003–2008. We highlight the…”
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Co-registration and bias corrections of satellite elevation data sets for quantifying glacier thickness change by Nuth, C., Kääb, A.

“…There are an increasing number of digital elevation models (DEMs) available worldwide for deriving elevation differences over time, including vertical changes…”
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A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya by Shugar, D. H., Jacquemart, M., Shean, D., Bhushan, S., Upadhyay, K., Sattar, A., Schwanghart, W., McBride, S., de Vries, M. Van Wyk, Mergili, M., Emmer, A., Deschamps-Berger, C., McDonnell, M., Bhambri, R., Allen, S., Berthier, E., Carrivick, J. L., Clague, J. J., Dokukin, M., Dunning, S. A., Frey, H., Gascoin, S., Haritashya, U. K., Huggel, C., Kääb, A., Kargel, J. S., Kavanaugh, J. L., Lacroix, P., Petley, D., Rupper, S., Azam, M. F., Cook, S. J., Dimri, A. P., Eriksson, M., Farinotti, D., Fiddes, J., Gnyawali, K. R., Harrison, S., Jha, M., Koppes, M., Kumar, A., Leinss, S., Majeed, U., Mal, S., Muhuri, A., Noetzli, J., Paul, F., Rashid, I., Sain, K., Steiner, J., Ugalde, F., Watson, C. S., Westoby, M. J.

“…A deadly cascade A catastrophic landslide in Uttarakhand state in India on February 2021 damaged two hydropower plants, and more than 200 people were killed or…”
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Region-wide glacier mass balances over the Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya during 1999–2011 by Gardelle, J, Berthier, E, Arnaud, Y, Kääb, A

“…The recent evolution of Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya (PKH) glaciers, widely acknowledged as valuable high-altitude as well as mid-latitude climatic indicators,…”
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Combination of SRTM3 and repeat ASTER data for deriving alpine glacier flow velocities in the Bhutan Himalaya by Kaab, A

“…The present study evaluates the fusion of DEMs from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument and the Shuttle Radar…”
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The State and Fate of Himalayan Glaciers by Bolch, T., Kulkarni, A., Kääb, A., Huggel, C., Paul, F., Cogley, J. G., Frey, H., Kargel, J. S., Fujita, K., Scheel, M., Bajracharya, S., Stoffel, M.

“…Himalayan gladers are a focus of public and scientific debate. Prevailing uncertainties are of major concern because some projections of their future have…”
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Repeat optical satellite images reveal widespread and long term decrease in land-terminating glacier speeds by Heid, T, Kääb, A

“…By matching of repeat optical satellite images it is now possible to investigate glacier dynamics within large regions of the world and also between regions to…”
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Decadal changes from a multi-temporal glacier inventory of Svalbard by Nuth, C, Kohler, J, König, M, von Deschwanden, A, Hagen, J. O, Kääb, A, Moholdt, G, Pettersson, R

“…We present a multi-temporal digital inventory of Svalbard glaciers with the most recent from the late 2000s containing 33 775 km2 of glaciers covering 57% of…”
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Glacier-surge mechanisms promoted by a hydro-thermodynamic feedback to summer melt by Dunse, T, Schellenberger, T, Hagen, J. O, Kääb, A, Schuler, T. V, Reijmer, C. H

“…Mass loss from glaciers and ice sheets currently accounts for two-thirds of the observed global sea-level rise and has accelerated since the 1990s, coincident…”
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Surface speed and frontal ablation of Kronebreen and Kongsbreen, NW Svalbard, from SAR offset tracking by Schellenberger, T, Dunse, T, Kääb, A, Kohler, J, Reijmer, C. H

“…Kronebreen and Kongsbreen are among the fastest-flowing glaciers on Svalbard and, therefore, important contributors to the total dynamic mass loss from the…”
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Mountain permafrost dynamics within a recently exposed glacier forefield inferred by a combined geomorphological, geophysical and photogrammetrical approach by Kneisel, C., Kääb, A.

“…Geomorphological observations, geoelectrical soundings and photogrammetric measurements of surface movement on the Muragl glacier forefield were used to obtain…”
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Surface kinematics of periglacial sorted circles using structure-from-motion technology by Kääb, A, Girod, L, Berthling, I

“…Sorted soil circles are a form of periglacial patterned ground that is commonly noted for its striking geometric regularity. They consist of an inner fine…”
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Glacial lake mapping with very high resolution satellite SAR data by Strozzi, T, Wiesmann, A, Kääb, A, Joshi, S, Mool, P

“…Floods resulting from the outbursts of glacial lakes are among the most far-reaching disasters in high mountain regions. Glacial lakes are typically located in…”
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River ice flux and water velocities along a 600 km-long reach of Lena River, Siberia, from satellite stereo by Kääb, A, Lamare, M, Abrams, M

“…Knowledge of water-surface velocities in rivers is useful for understanding a range of river processes. In cold regions, river-ice break up and the related…”
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Detecting and quantifying mountain permafrost creep from in situ inventory, space-borne radar interferometry and airborne digital photogrammetry by Strozzi, T., Kääb, A., Frauenfelder, R.

“…In this paper three different techniques for detecting and quantifying mountain permafrost creep are compared: (1) rock glacier inventory and characterization…”
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Accuracy assessment for mapping glacier flow velocity and detecting flow dynamics from ASTER satellite imagery: Tasman Glacier, New Zealand by Redpath, T.A.N., Sirguey, P., Fitzsimons, S.J., Kääb, A.

“…Image matching via correlation of remotely sensed imagery is an increasingly popular technique for measuring glacier flow because it can provide spatially…”
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Geochemical characterization of supraglacial debris via in situ and optical remote sensing methods: a case study in Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal by Casey, K. A, Kääb, A, Benn, D. I

“…Surface glacier debris samples and field spectra were collected from the ablation zones of Nepal Himalaya Ngozumpa and Khumbu glaciers in November and December…”
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Cold-regions river flow observed from space by Kääb, A., Prowse, T.

“…Knowledge of water‐surface velocities in rivers is useful for understanding a wide range of lotic processes and systems, such as water and ice fluxes and…”
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Landsat-derived glacier inventory for Jotunheimen, Norway, and deduced glacier changes since the 1930s by Andreassen, L. M., Paul, F., Kääb, A., Hausberg, J. E.

“…A Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) scene from 2003 covering the Jotunheimen and Breheimen region has been used to map the recent glacier extents using thresholded…”
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