Outcomes documents of Task 2
Rock glacier velocity as an associated parameter of ECV Permafrost (Task 2)
- Baseline concepts (v3.1) (RGK_BCv3) (04.02.2022)
The aim of Task 2 is the generation of rock glacier velocity time series in a climate-oriented perspective, meaning data records can contribute to the new product of the GCOS Essential Climate Variable (ECV) Permafrost.
Key points:
- Promoting the use of satellite SAR interferometry, e.g. Sentinel-1 data, but more generally remote sensing data, for monitoring the rock glacier activity at regional scales and defining appropriate standards and guidelines
- Integrate as far as possible local-scale monitoring data based on aerial and terrestrial geodetic surveys
- Setting up of standard guidelines for selecting an appropriate number of rock glaciers per region that can be then used to assess temporal trends with decadal to intra-decadal time steps (product for ECV Permafrost)