Jeff La Frenierre: Monitoring surface change on debris-covered glaciers Chimborazo Ecuador

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Monitoring Surface Change on Debris-­‐Covered Glaciers: Volcán Chimborazo, Ecuador

Jeff La Frenierre Ohio State University, Dept. of Geography; Byrd Polar Research Center


Debris-­‐Covered Glaciers and Climate Change

Ostrem, 1959

Boulton, 1978


Challenges of Monitoring Debris-­‐Covered Glaciers


Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning (TLS)

From Laser Scanning for the Environmental Sciences, Heritage and Large, 2009


Volcán Chimborazo, Ecuador


Chimborazo Glacier Change 1986-­‐2012 2012 1986


Chimborazo GLOF, 2007


Reschreiter Glacier


Scanning the Glacier – Phase 1


Scanner Output – Phase 1


Scanning Challenges

Photo by Bryan Mark

Photo by Ollie Wigmore


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