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

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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