research
research sites, instruments, and tools
field-research sites
- Stok Glacier, Ladakh — long-term glacier energy and mass balance, ice velocity, on-glacier meteorology, and GNSS observations.
- Gya Glacier, Ladakh — glacial lake monitoring, GNSS, mass balance.
- Ladakh region — spatial meteorological observation using low-cost meteorological data loggers.
- Chhota Shigri Glacier, Himachal Pradesh - field observation site during PhD.
photos
instruments and tools
some of the instruments and tools we use for field measurements and data collection include:
- automatic weather station (Campbell Scientific)
- air temperature and humidity logger (HOBO)
- steam drill - mass balance stake installation
- snow-ice corer - accumulation measurement
- snow-avalanche probe (snow depth and water equivalent)
- dual/triple band GNSS device (u-blox) - ice velocity, moraine stability
software
- Python - data analysis and visualisation
- QGIS - remote sensing and GIS solution
- Ames Stereo Pipeline - satellite-data photogrammetry
- Pix4D - drone photogrammetry