The evolution of debris mantling glaciers in the Stelvio Park (Italian Alps) over the time window 2003-2012 from high resolution remote-sensing data
Roberto Azzoni, University of Milan (IT)
Debris cover is a key parameter influencing glacier energy budget, and over the last decades, its expansion on mountain glaciers worldwide has been reported. Nevertheless, works dealing with the detection and mapping of quite continuous supraglacial debris and deep analyses aimed at identifying the temporal and spatial trends affecting glacier debris cover are still limited. In this study, we present a high resolution detection and mapping of debris mantling glaciers in the Ortles-Cevedale Group in Stelvio National Park, Italy, based on high resolution aerial and UAV orthophotos.