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Journal Article
Using ground-based laser scanning to monitor surface change on the Rolleston Glacier, New Zealand
2009
Overview
Ground-based laser scanning is investigated as a tool for use in glacier observations. Repeat scans, a month apart, enabled changes in the spatial distribution of glacier surface elevation to be established. Ninety-five percent of the glacier area subject to repeat scans lowered by between 0.3 m and 2.0 m, with a mean of 1.3 m. The measurements provide a baseline to determine the long-term mass balance of the Rolleston Glacier. Laser scanning proved especially useful in crevassed areas, and for steep or dangerous regions the ground-based laser scanner is seen as the only means of obtaining surface position data. However, the size and weight of the equipment, combined with the complexity of the data processing, currently prevents the technology from immediately being widely used in glaciological field work. As these limitations are reduced, the application of ground-based laser scanning to glaciology will become increasingly common. For regions of icefalls and calving faces, the ground-based laser scanner presents a means of obtaining quantitative data that has been unavailable before now. This will expand current observations beyond limited, safe, easily accessible areas to the full spectrum of glacier surfaces.
