2026 south hemisphere images processed : new maps of elevation changes

2 juin 2026

Each semester, the two Pléiades satellites revisit several PGO sites (typically between 10 and 20). Comparison with previous surveys (dating back 5 years or more) enables new maps of elevation changes to be generated. We have just finished processing the 2026 stereo images for the southern hemisphere and have estimated the changes of multiple glaciers in the Andes, New Zealand, and at the Antarctic Periphery. Sometimes our color scale is not appropriate anymore given how fast is the thinning.

The DSMs and elevation change maps are available on request. Aggregated glacier by glacier, the elevation change data will be added to the World Glacier Monitoring Service database.

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