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29 Mar 2019
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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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The use of time-lapse cameras is becoming an ever more popular method of observing changes in the natural environment. This study provides an overview of the newly developed Image GeoRectification And Feature Tracking toolbox (ImGRAFT). The paper outlines the main function of the toolbox and describes each of the key processes needed to transform a pair of terrestrial time-lapse images into a velocity field. The tool is presented using a case study of glacier surface motion at Engabreen, Norway.
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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...
