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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-113-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-113-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Automatic detection of calving events from time-lapse imagery at Tunabreen, Svalbard
Dorothée Vallot
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Sigit Adinugroho
Faculty of Computer Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
Centre for Image Analysis, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Robin Strand
Centre for Image Analysis, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Penelope How
Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Rickard Pettersson
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Douglas I. Benn
School of Geography and Geosciences, University St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
Nicholas R. J. Hulton
Department of Arctic Geology, UNIS, The University Center in Svalbard, Svalbard, Norway
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- Influence of glacier runoff and near-terminus subglacial hydrology on frontal ablation at a large Greenlandic tidewater glacier C. Bunce et al. 10.1017/jog.2020.109
- Calving event size measurements and statistics of Eqip Sermia, Greenland, from terrestrial radar interferometry A. Walter et al. 10.5194/tc-14-1051-2020
- Evaluation of structure-from-motion for analysis of small-scale glacier dynamics P. Lewińska et al. 10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108327
- The Importance of Solving Subglaciar Hydrology in Modeling Glacier Retreat: A Case Study of Hansbreen, Svalbard E. De Andrés et al. 10.3390/hydrology11110193
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- Calving at Ryder Glacier, Northern Greenland F. Holmes et al. 10.1029/2020JF005872
- Monitoring glacier flow in Ny-Ålesund with a high temporal resolution ground-based interferometric-phased array radar R. Gundersen et al. 10.33265/polar.v38.3382
- Calving controlled by melt-under-cutting: detailed calving styles revealed through time-lapse observations P. How et al. 10.1017/aog.2018.28
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Short summary
This paper presents a novel method to quantify the sizes and frequency of calving events from time-lapse camera images. The calving front of a tidewater glacier experiences different episodes of iceberg deliveries that can be captured by a time-lapse camera situated in front of the glacier. An automatic way of detecting calving events is presented here and compared to manually detected events.
This paper presents a novel method to quantify the sizes and frequency of calving events from...