Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1055-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1055-2018
Research article
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05 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2018

Combination of UAV and terrestrial photogrammetry to assess rapid glacier evolution and map glacier hazards

Davide Fugazza, Marco Scaioni, Manuel Corti, Carlo D'Agata, Roberto Sergio Azzoni, Massimo Cernuschi, Claudio Smiraglia, and Guglielmina Adele Diolaiuti

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This paper describes the surveys we performed in 2014 and 2016 by means of UAVs and terrestrial photogrammetry to monitor the Forni Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the Italian Alps. We investigated the hazards related to the glacier collapse, which have been increasing recently due to the high ice melting rate. Our approach is feasible and low cost and we will repeatedly monitor the glacier to provide rapid hazard detection services to help the tourism sector.
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