ICESAT-2HackWeek / glaciersat2

glaciersat2

Title: ICESat-2 over the Juneau Icefield

Collaborators on this project

Kristin Schild
Seth Campbell
Martin Truffer (project lead)
Caitlyn Florentine
Rob Fatland (data science lead)
Ben Smith (data science co-lead)

We will explore ICESat-2 data over the JIF, compare to Arctic DEM. The general goal is to learn the tools for downloading and interpreting ICESat-2 data. We will determine the potential of ICESAT-2 data to constrain surface processes, for example, dry vs wet snow.

Science Question

Work towards constraining the seasonality of elevation changes on glaciers and icefields, as more data become available.

Potential data to explore

Arctic DEM GPS tracks on the icefield Optical imagery (Landsat, Sentinel 2, WV) Weather station data

List the specific tasks you want to accomplish or research questions you want to answer.

Learn to use the Data Access notebook Create a simple tutorial for students to access data through the web portal Compare elevation to Arctic DEM Plot ATL06 attributes and look for patterns in space and time

Existing methods

Send Seth to the Icefield

Building from what you learn at the hackweek, what new approaches would you like to try to implement? Background reading

Optional: links to manuscripts or technical documents for more in-depth analysis.