Axial Two-dimensional Velocity and Motion Mechanism of the South Inylchek Glacier in Central Tianshan Mountains

doi:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2022.6.1319

Remote Sensing Technology and Application

2022, Vol. 37

Issue (6): 1319-1327 DOI: 10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2022.6.1319

Axial Two-dimensional Velocity and Motion Mechanism of the South Inylchek Glacier in Central Tianshan Mountains

Yali Zhang^1,^2,³(

),Lifeng Zhang^1,^2,³(

),Yi He^1,^2,³,Wang Yang^1,^2,³,Shengpeng Cao^1,^2,³

^1.Faculty of Geomatics，Lanzhou Jiaotong University，Lanzhou 730000，China
^2.National?Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technologies and Applications for National Geographic State Monitoring，Lanzhou 730000，China
^2.Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for National Geographic State Monitoring，Lanzhou 730000，China

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Abstract

Glacier movement can cause debris flow， landslide and other geological disasters to a certain extent， so it is very important to master process of glacier movement. Glacier velocity reveals the process of glacier movement， but some existing methods of constructing glacier velocity do not consider direction of glacier flow， and mechanism of glacier movement revealed is not precise enough. Based on Sentinel-1A ascending orbit data from 2018 to 2020， this paper uses Pixel Offset Tracking （POT） technology to obtain azimuth and range displacement fields of the South Inylchek Glacier in Central Tianshan Mountains， introduces the glacier flow direction to construct the axial two-dimensional velocity of glacial mainstream line， and analyzes the mechanism of glacier movement. The results show that pixel migration velocity in stable region is far less than the axial two-dimensional velocity of glacier mainstream line. The axial two-dimensional velocity model constructed by POT technology is good for monitoring the glacier movement process. In 2018， 2019 and 2020， the axial two-dimensional average velocities of the South Inylchek Glacier in Central Tianshan Mountains are 62.28 cm/d， 49.41 cm/d and 61.89 cm/d， respectively. The axial two-dimensional velocity of ablation area （ice tongue） decreases slowly at first， then increases gradually， and last decreases rapidly with the decrease of elevation， and the glacier velocity decreases from axis to edge of both sides. With the increase of temperature， the speed of glacier movement increases gradually. The increase of temperature may be the main reason for the acceleration of glacier velocity.

Key words: South Inylchek Glacier Movement speed Sentinel-1A POT

Received: 12 July 2021 Published: 15 February 2023

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Corresponding Authors: Lifeng Zhang E-mail: 493497605@qq.com;119273207@qq.com

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Yali Zhang,Lifeng Zhang,Yi He,Wang Yang,Shengpeng Cao. Axial Two-dimensional Velocity and Motion Mechanism of the South Inylchek Glacier in Central Tianshan Mountains. Remote Sensing Technology and Application, 2022, 37(6): 1319-1327.

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Fig. 1 Geographical location and topographic features of the South Inylchek Glacier

Table 1 Data pair parameters of Sentinel-1A

Fig. 2 Schematic diagram of axial two-dimensional velocity calculation of the South Inylchek Glacier （the base map is Sentinel-2 band 4）

Fig.3 Daily mean azimuth and range velocity from 2018 to 2020

Fig.4 The velocity of the South Inylchek Glacier along the AC profile

Fig.5 The profile velocity from 2018 to 2020

Fig. 6 Histogram of frequency distribution of pixel migration velocity

Fig.7 Temperature and precipitation in Awat from 2018 to 2020

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