Publications
Publications
GEIST, T., & H. STÖTTER. First results of airborne laser scanning technology as a tool for the quantification of glacier mass balance. Proceedings, EARSeL workshop on observing our cryosphere from space: techniques and methods for monitoring snow and ice with regard to climate change, 11 - 13 March 2002, Bern, Switzerland.
GEIST, T., & E. Lutz, J. Stötter, 2003. Airborne laser scanning technology and its potential for applications in glaciology. Proceedings. ISPRS Workshop on 3-D reconstruction from airborne laserscanner and INSAR data, Dresden, Germany.(PDF, size 0.2Mb)
HEISKANEN, J., K. KAJUUTTI, M. JACKSON, H. ELVEHØY & P. PELLIKKA. Assessment of glaciological parameters using Landsat satellite data in Svartisen, Northern Norway. Proceedings, EARSeL workshop on observing our cryosphere from space: techniques and methods for monitoring snow and ice with regard to climate change, 11 - 13 March 2002, Bern, Switzerland.
NEW! HENDRIKS, J.P.M. and PELLIKKA P. Estimation of surface reflectances from Hintereisferner. - Spectrometer measurements and satellite-derived reflectances -Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 21 pp. (Accepted - In print)
LUTZ, E., T. GEIST, J. STÖTTER, 2003. Investigations of airborne laser scanning signal intensity on glacial surfaces - utilizing comprehensive laser geometry modelling and orthophoto surface modelling (A case stude: Svartisheibreen, Norway). Proceedings. ISPRS Workshop on 3-D reconstruction from airborne laserscanner and INSAR data, Dresden, Germany.(PDF, size 1.7Mb)
LUUKKONEN, K.-M., 2001. Yritysnäkökulma: NOVOSAT Oy mukana jäätiköiden monitoroinnissa. Avaruusuutiset 4/2001, pp. 15 - 17. (In English: Company perspective: NOVOSAT Ltd. In glacier monitoring).
PELLIKKA, P, 2002. OMEGA-projektissa tutkitaan jäätiköitä. Avaruusuutiset 2/2002, pp. 22. (In English: Glacier monitoring in OMEGA-project).
PELLIKKA, P. & K.-M. LUUKKONEN, 2001. Kaukokartoitus ja jäätiköt - jäätikön topografian mittaamisesta operatiiviseen monitorointiin. Avaruusuutiset 4/2001, pp. 15 - 17. (In English: Remote sensing of glaciers - from topographical measurements to operational monitoring).
PELLIKKA, P., K. KAJUUTTI, R. KOSKINEN, M. JACKSON, H. STÖTTER, H. HAGGRÉN, K.-M. LUUKKONEN, T. GUNERIUSSEN & A. SHAROV, 2001. Development of an operational monitoring system for glaciers - synthesis of earth observation data of the past, present and future. Proceedings, International workshop on geo-spatial knowledge processing on natural resource management, 28 - 29 June 2001, Varese, Italy, pp. 283 - 288.
PITKÄNEN, T. , K. KAJUUTTI, 2004. Close-range photogrammetry as a tool in glacier change detection. ISPRS, International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. (manuscript submitted)
PUUPPONEN, E., 2001. OMEGA - jäätikköalueiden mallinnusta ja monitorointia. SITO tänään (SITO today, information magazine of SITO-group) 19/2002, 6. (In English: OMEGA - modelling and monitoring of glaciers).
SHAROV, A., 2002. Gradient approach to INSAR modelling of glacial dynamics and morphology. Proceedings of the 22nd EARSeL Symposium, Balkema Publishers 8 p. (in print).
SHAROV, A. & K. GUTJAHR, 2002. Some methodological enhancements to INSAR surveying of polar ice caps. In Begni, G.(ed.): Observing our environment from space. Proceeding of the 21st EARSeL Symposium, 14 - 16 May 2001, Paris, France, pp. 65 - 72. Balkema, Lisse.
SHAROV, A., A. GLAZOVSKIY & F. MEYER, 2002. Glacier change detection using INSAR data. Data of Glaciological Studies. 12 p. (in print)
SHAROV, A., A. GLAZOVSKIY & F. MEYER, 2002. Survey of glacial dynamics in NZ using satellite radar interferometry. ZGG. Innsbruck, 17 p. (manuscript submitted).
SHAROV, A., K. GUTJAHR, F. MEYER & M. SCHARDT, 2002. Methodological alternatives to the glacier motion measurement from differential SAR interferometry. IAPRS, v. XXXIV, 3A, pp. 324 - 329.
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Presentations
ELVEHØY, H. Comparison of laser scanning and ground truth measurements. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
GEIST, T. Digital elevation models of glacier surfaces from laserscanner data. Alpine Glaciology Meeting 2002, 22 February 2002, Zürich, Switzerland. (oral presentation)
GEIST, T. Digital elevation models of Svartisen derived from airborne laserscanner data. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
GEIST, T., & H. STÖTTER. First results of airborne laser scanning technology as a tool for the quantification of glacier mass balance. EARSeL workshop on observing our cryosphere from space: techniques and methods for monitoring snow and ice with regard to climate change, 11 - 13 March 2002, Bern, Switzerland. (oral presentation)
GEIST, T., E. LUTZ, J. STÖTTER, M. JACKSON & H. ELVEHØY. Airborne Laser Scanning Technology as a Tool for the Quantification of Glacier Volume Changes - Results from Engabreen, Svartisen (Northern Norway)EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 6 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. (poster presentation) (PDF, size 14.5Mb)
GEIST T., A. LAMBRECHT, N. SPAN & M. KUHN. A digital database of historical maps of Hintereisferner (Ötztal Alps). 8th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, 26 - 27 February 2004, Innsbruck, Austria. (oral presentation)
GEIST, T., & H. STÖTTER. Airborne Laserscanning for Glacier Monitoring. 8th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, 26 - 27 February 2004, Innsbruck, Austria. (oral presentation)
HAGGRÉN, H. Photogrammetric recording of Hochjochferner in 1907. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
HEISKANEN, J., K. KAJUUTTI & P. PELLIKKA. Mapping glacier changes, snowline altitude and AAR using Landsat data in Svartisen, Northern Norway. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 6 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. (poster presentation) (PDF, size 1.1Mb)
HEISKANEN, J., J. HENDRIKS, K. KAJUUTTI & P. PELLIKKA. Glacier change detection using Landsat satellite data in Svartisen, Northern Norway and in Ötztaler Alpen, Austria. Remote Sensing Days of the Finnish Remote Sensing Society, 19-20 September 2002, Helsinki, Finland. (oral presentation)
HEISKANEN, J., K. KAJUUTTI, M. JACKSON, H. ELVEHØY & P. PELLIKKA. Assessment of glaciological parameters using Landsat satellite data in Svartisen, Northern Norway. EARSeL workshop on observing our cryosphere from space: techniques and methods for monitoring snow and ice with regard to climate change, 11 - 13 March 2002, Bern, Switzerland. (oral presentation)
HENDRIKS, J. BRDF analysis of digital camera imagery of the Svartisen ice cap. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
HENDRIKS, J.P.M., P. PELLIKKA & J. PELTONIEMI. Estimation of anisotropic radiance from a glacier surface by comparing zenith measurements to satellite-derived albedos - preliminary results. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 6 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. (poster presentation) (PDF, size 2.0Mb)
NEW! HENDRIKS, J.P.M. and PELLIKKA P. Multiangular reflectance of a glacier surface. The 2004 Joint Assembly (CGU, AGU, SEG & EEGS), Montréal, Canada 17-23 May 2004. (poster presentation) (PDF, size 3.2Mb)
JACKSON, M. Svartisen Subglacial laboratory experiments. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7-9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
KAJUUTTI, K. Terrestrial photogrammetry - an old tool with new prospects. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
KAJUUTTI, K., T. PITKÄNEN, T. GEIST, J. HEISKANEN & P. PELLIKKA. Comparison of terrestrial photographs and laser scanner in production of digital elevation models for glacier. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 6 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. (poster presentation) (PDF, size 3.4Mb)
KAJUUTTI, K., T. GEIST, O. JOKINEN & T. PITKÄNEN. Comparison of terrestrial photographs and laser scanner data in production of digital elevation models for glaciers. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 8 January 2004, Uppsala, Sweden. (oral presentation)
KAJUUTTI, K, T. PITKÄNEN, O. JOKINEN & H. HAGGREN. Terrestrial photography applications in the Omega project. 8th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, 26 - 27 February 2004, Innsbruck, Austria. (oral presentation)
KOSKINEN, R., K. KAJUUTTI, M. KUHN, M. JACKSON & P. PELLIKKA. Glacier monitoring as a tool for climate change studies. Climate change and variability in Northern Europe, 6 - 8 June 2001, Turku, Finland. (poster presentation)
PELLIKKA, P.K.E. OMEGA - an operational glacier monitoring system. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 6 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. (oral presentation)
PELLIKKA, P. OMEGA - Development of an operational monitoring system for glaciers. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7 - 9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
PELLIKKA, P. & J. HENDRIKS. Application of multiangular remote sensing data for detecting glacier zones. 3rd International workshop on multiangular measurements and modelling, June 10-12 2002, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. (poster presentation)
PELLIKKA, P., K. KAJUUTTI & R. KOSKINEN, M. JACKSON, H. STÖTTER, H. HAGGRÈN, K.-M. LUUKKONEN, T. GUNERIUSSEN & A. SHAROV. Development of an operational monitoring system for glaciers - synthesis of earth observation data of the past, present and future. International workshop on geo-spatial knowledge processing on natural resource management, 28 - 29 June 2001, Varese, Italy. (poster presentation)
PITKÄNEN, T. Terrestrial photography in close-range surface modelling. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7-9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
SPAN, N. Simulating annual glacier flow with a linear reservoir model. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 7-9 November 2002, Oslo, Norway. (oral presentation)
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Omega Symposium Presentations (in given order)
NEW! Pellikka, P. OMEGA - Glacier monitoring with remote sensing data and geographic information systems.(PDF, size 1.2Mb)
NEW! Kuhn, M. OMEGA study glaciers - Austria.(PDF, size 3.7Mb)
NEW! Elvehøy, H. Omega study glaciers - Norway.(PDF, size 1.3Mb)
NEW! Span, N. Glaciological field work.(PDF, size 5.3Mb)
NEW! Jackson, M. User requirements for glacier monitoring system.(PDF, size 0.8Mb)
NEW! Geist, T. A new digital database of historical cartographic glacier data.(PDF, size 10.1Mb)
NEW! Haggrén, H., K. Kajuutti. Terrestrial photography in glacier studies - Hochjochferner 1907. 1 (PDF, size 1.5Mb)
NEW! Kajuutti, K. T. Pitkänen. Terrestrial photography in glacier studies - Traditional and Modern. 1 (PDF, size 2.6Mb)
NEW! Eder, K. State-of-the art in modern aerial photogrammetry for glacier monitoring - methods and results.(PDF, size 3.0Mb)
NEW! Parviainen. P., P. Pellikka. Digital camera imagery for topographic and areal mapping of glaciers.(PDF, size 7.5Mb)
NEW! Geist, T. Laser scanner data for glacier change detection.(PDF, size 6.0Mb)
NEW! Høgda, K.A. Airborne radar data in glacier topography mapping.(PDF, size 3.1Mb)
NEW! Sharov, A. Interferometric surveying and mapping of glacier dynamics.(PDF, size 17.2Mb)
NEW! Vuorela, A. Radar satellite data applications in glacier mapping.1 (PDF, size 13.5Mb) 2 (PDF, size 0.7Mb)
NEW! Hendriks, J. Glacier change detection applying multitemporal optical satellite data.(PDF, size 5.0Mb)
NEW! Roivas, V. Very high resolution satellite data in glacier applications.(PDF, size 10.9Mb)
NEW! Jokinen, O. Comparison of digital elevation models in glacial areas.(PDF, size 4.5Mb)
NEW! Elvehøy, H. Comparison of winter accumulation computed from repeated laser scanning and interpolated from snow depth soundings.(PDF, size 2.0Mb)
NEW! Jackson, M. Glacier dynamics on Engabreen.(PDF, size 1.8Mb)
NEW! Kuhn, M., N. Span. Glacier change detection and glaciological and meteorological data.(PDF, size 6.0Mb)
NEW! Finnseth, A. OMEGA glacier monitoring system.(PDF, size 1.6Mb)
NEW! Jauhiainen. I. Glaciers as hydropower resources, case Svartisen. 1(PDF, size 0.1Mb) 2(PDF, size 0.1Mb) 3(PDF, size 0.2Mb) 4(PDF, size 0.1Mb)
NEW! Kuhn, M. Glaciers as indicators fo climate change.(PDF, size 3.7Mb)
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JACKSON, M., A.I. SHAROV, T. GEIST, H. ELVEHØY & P. PELLIKKA, 2001. User requirement document (URD), OMEGA (Development of operational monitoring system for European glacial areas), 16 p.
PELLIKKA, P., 2001. Biannual management report I, OMEGA (Development of operational monitoring system for European glacial areas), 10 p.
PELLIKKA, P. (ed.), 2002. Periodic report I, OMEGA (Development of operational monitoring system for European glacial areas), 49 p. (sections 2 and 3, PDF, size 2.6Mb)
PELLIKKA, P. & J. HEISKANEN (ed.), 2002. Biannual management report III, OMEGA (Development of operational monitoring system for European glacial areas), 10 p.
PELLIKKA, P. & J. HEISKANEN (ed.), 2003. Periodic report II, OMEGA (Development of operational monitoring system for European glacial areas), 68 p. (sections 2 and 3, PDF, size 3.7Mb)
PELLIKKA, P. & P. PARVIAINEN (ed.), 2002. Biannual management report V, OMEGA (Development of operational monitoring system for European glacial areas), 12 p.
SHAROV, A., H. RAGGAM & K. GUTJAHR, 2002. Technical report on satellite remote sensing methods, techniques and algorithms for operational monitoring of glacial areas, OMEGA, deliverable no. 6, 68 p. Institute of digital image processing, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria.
SHAROV, A., H. RAGGAM & K. GUTJAHR, 2002. Digital terrain models of test glaciers generated from satellite remote sensing data, OMEGA, deliverable no. 7, 15 p. Institute of digital image processing, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria.
SYLVARNES, R. & M. INDREGARD, 2002. User and operational requirements for the OMEGA prototype (WP 5), 19 p. NORUT IT report.
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Newspaper articles about OMEGA
HAKKARAINEN, M., 2001. Jäätiköiden muutokset tutuiksi. Eurotutkimus 4/2001. National Technology Agency of Finland. Link to the article
HAKKARAINEN, M., 2002. Glacier changes become familiar. Eurotutkimus, English issue 2002. National Technology Agency of Finland. Link to the article
MAINIO, T., 2003. Jäätikkö valuu kuin vaalea laava. Helsingin Sanomat, (Science), June 28, 2003, pp. C16. (In English: A glacier flows like a light colored magma).
NIITEMAA, T., 2001. Jäätiköiden muutoksia seurataan kaukokartoituksella. Yliopistouutiset 6/2001. University of Turku.
PELLIKKA, P., 2004. Alppijäätiköt kutistuvat – kuuma kesä palauttamassa jäänrajaa 1200-luvun tasolle Itävallan Alpeilla. Helsingin Sanomat, (Science and Nature), January 20, 2004, pp. D2. (In English: Mountain glaciers are shrinking).
PELLIKKA, P. 2004. Jäätikön sulaminen vaarantaa turismia. Helsingin Sanomat, (Science and Nature), January 20, 2004, pp. D2. (In English: Glacier retreat endangers tourism).
PELLIKKA, P., 2004. Jäätiköissä runsaasti energiaa. Helsingin Sanomat, (Science and Nature), January 20, 2004, pp. D2. (In English: Glaciers are energy source).
NN, 2004. Muutokset jäätiköissä kertovat ilmaston muutoksesta. Kemia-Kemi Vol. 31, pp. 16.
Sini Saaritsa, 2004. Helle sulattaa jäätiköitä. Yliopisto 6/2004, pp.3.
TS, 2001. Jäätiköiden muutokset tarkkaan seurantaan. Turun Sanomat 24.4.2001.
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Brochure
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Interviews
Radio interview. K. Kajuutti. YLE Turun Radio, studio tuttu, March 19, 2003. Commentary about glacier research.
Radio interview. P. Pellikka. Yle 1, Tänään iltapäivällä, March 18, 2004. Commentary on glacier changes and climate change.
TV-interview: P. Pellikka. MTV3 news, March 18, 2004. Commentary about glacier changes and climate change.
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