The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISPRS International Joint Conferences, 7-10 October 2017, Tehran, Iran (XLII-4/W4)
This contribution presents an automated terrestrial laser scanning (ATLS) setup, which was used during the winter 2016/17 to monitor the snow depth distribution on a NW-facing slope at a high-alpine study site. We collected data at high temporal [(sub-)daily] and spatial resolution (decimetre-range) over 0.8 km² with a Riegl LPM-321, set in a weather-proof glass fibre enclosure. Two potential ATLS-applications are investigated here: monitoring medium-sized snow avalanche events, and tracking snow depth change caused by snow drift. The results show the ATLS data’s high explanatory power and versatility for different snow research questions. KEY WORDS: 3D surveying and mapping, snow drift, snow avalanches, digital surface models, multitempora
