Use in publications#
Below, a list of publications making use of the xDEM package (that we are aware of!).
Articles#
Pre-prints#
Bernat, M., Berthier, E., Dehecq, A., Hugonnet, R., Belart, J.M.C., Ochwat, N., Kuipers Munneke, P., Case, E., Scambos, T., Gauer, L.-M., Youssefi, D., 2026. Mass changes of the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet and peripheral glaciers, 2007–2021. The Cryosphere 20, 3025–3049. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3025-2026
Charrier, L., Lioret, N., Brun, F., Dehecq, A., Millan, R., Togaibekov, A., Walpersdorf, A., Cusicanqui, D., Rabatel, A., (2026). Seasonal biases in glacier surface flow velocities measured from optical remote sensing images. EGUsphere 1–35. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-946
Kneib, M., Wagnon, P., Arnaud, L., Balmas, L., Laarman, O., Jourdain, B., Dehecq, A., Lemeur, E., Brun, F., Kneib-Walter, A., Santin, I., Charrier, L., Faug, T., Mazzotti, G., Rabatel, A., Six, D., Farinotti, D., (2026). Substantial accumulation rates on a glacier avalanche cone from time-lapse photogrammetry and field measurements. EGUsphere 1–30. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-786
Rolf, M., Grünberg, I., Hammar, J., Brauchle, J., Hauber, E., Boike, J., (2024). Widespread and long-term permafrost thaw subsidence on the Brøgger peninsula, Svalbard. ESS open Archive. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.173499211.11640525/v1
2026#
Crompton, J., Menounos, B., Ednie, M., (2026). Helm Glacier projected to vanish within a decade. Annals of Glaciology 67, e13. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2026.10043
Cusicanqui, D., Loarte, E., Gómez, W., Villafane, H., Cook, K.L., Piton, G., Lehmann, B., Magnin, F., Racoviteanu, A.E., Zerathe, S., Filhol, S., Medina, K., Cruz, R., Concha, R., Torres-Lázaro, J.C., Lacroix, P., (2026). Small event, big impact: insights from Vallunaraju cascade event on April 28, 2025. npj Nat. Hazards 3, 51. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00229-0
Piermattei, L., McNabb, R., Elias, M., Ressl, C., Dehecq, A., Girod, L., Dewez, T., Eltner, A., (2026). Unlocking the Past: A review of digital processing of historical aerial and satellite stereo analog imagery for geoscience applications. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine 2–33. https://doi.org/10.1109/MGRS.2025.3645144
Thota, V.K., Seehaus, T., Knuth, F., Dehecq, A., Salewski, C., Farías-Barahona, D., Braun, M.H., (2026). Digital Elevation Models and Orthomosaics of 1989 aerial imagery of the Western Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding islands between 66–68°S. Earth System Science Data 18, 597–615. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-597-2026
2025#
Andreassen, L.M., Robson, B., Smith, M., Weber, P., Carrivick, J.L., Kjollmoen, B., 2025. Tracing the rapid loss of Breifonn, Norway’s southernmost glacier. Annals of Glaciology 66, e30. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10029
Ayala, Á., Robson, B., Navarro, G., MacDonell, S., Kinnard, C., Vivero, S., Thomas, D., Moreno, F., Yáñez, E., Schaffer, N., Segovia, A., Pętlicki, M., Retamal, F., Schauwecker, S., Casassa, G., (2025). Monitoring the physical processes driving the mass loss of Tapado Glacier, Dry Andes of Chile. Journal of Glaciology 71, e52. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2025.24
Beraud, L., Brun, F., Dehecq, A., Hugonnet, R., Shekhar, P., (2025). Glacier surge monitoring from temporally dense elevation time series: application to an ASTER dataset over the Karakoram region. The Cryosphere 19, 5075–5094. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5075-2025
Guo, L., Li, J., Charrier, L., Dehecq, A., Beraud, L., Li, Z., Li, X., Zhu, J., Li, L., Wang, Y., (2025). Surging Processes and Mechanisms at Small Glaciers in the Qilian Mountains, Northwestern China, Revealed by Long‐Term, Temporally Dense Remote Sensing Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 130. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF008157
Hartl, L., Schmitt, P., Schuster, L., Helfricht, K., Abermann, J., Maussion, F., (2025). Recent observations and glacier modeling point towards near-complete glacier loss in western Austria (Ötztal and Stubai mountain range) if 1.5°C is not met. The Cryosphere 19, 1431–1452. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1431-2025
Hong, X., Roosevelt, C.H., (2025). Streamlining digital elevation model construction from historical aerial photographs: The impact of reference elevation data on spatial accuracy. Open Geosciences 17. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2025-0866
Jouberton, A., Shaw, T.E., Miles, E., Kneib, M., Fugger, S., Buri, P., McCarthy, M., Kayumov, A., Navruzshoev, H., Halimov, A., Kabutov, K., Homidov, F., Pellicciotti, F., (2025). Snowfall decrease in recent years undermines glacier health and meltwater resources in the Northwestern Pamirs. Commun Earth Environ 6, 691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02611-8 # codespell:ignore
Llanto, J., Pellitero, R., Úbeda, J., Atkinson-Gordo, A.D.J., Pasapera, J., (2025). 69-Year Geodetic Mass Balance of Nevado Coropuna (Peru), the World’s Largest Tropical Icefield, from 1955 to 2024. Remote Sensing 17, 3344. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17193344
Liu, Z., Filhol, S., Treichler, D., (2025). Retrieving snow depth distribution by downscaling ERA5 Reanalysis with ICESat-2 laser altimetry. Cold Regions Science and Technology 239, 104580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2025.104580
Mattea, E., Berthier, E., Dehecq, A., Bolch, T., Bhattacharya, A., Ghuffar, S., Barandun, M., Hoelzle, M., (2025). Five decades of Abramov glacier dynamics reconstructed with multi-sensor optical remote sensing. The Cryosphere 19, 219–247. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-219-2025
Walden, J., Jacquemart, M., Higman, B., Hugonnet, R., Manconi, A., Farinotti, D., (2025). Landslide activation during deglaciation in a fjord-dominated landscape: observations from southern Alaska (1984–2022). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 25, 2045–2073. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2045-2025
Wells, A., Tober, B.S., Child, S.F., Rounce, D.R., Loso, M.G., Hults, C.P., Truffer, M., Holt, J.W., Christoffersen, M.S., (2025). An 85-year record of glacier change and refined projections for Kennicott and Root Glaciers, Alaska. Nat Commun 16, 7835. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62962-w # codespell:ignore
Xu, X., Wang, W., Ke, L., Zhou, P., (2025). Weakening of regional contrasts in glacier changes around the Tarim Basin in the early 21st century. npj Clim Atmos Sci 8, 289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01173-y
Zhou, M., Wang, Yetang, Hou, S., Zhai, Z., Li, Z., Sun, W., Wang, Yuzhe, (2025). North Atlantic Ocean natural variability drives glacier mass loss over the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Commun Earth Environ 6, 843. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02851-8 # codespell:ignore
Zhu, Y., Liu, S., Wei, J., Wu, K., Bolch, T., Xu, J., Guo, W., Jiang, Z., Xie, F., Yi, Y., Shangguan, D., Yao, X., Zhang, Z., (2025). Glacier-level and gridded mass change in river sources in the eastern Tibetan Plateau region (ETPR) from the 1970s to 2000. Earth System Science Data 17, 1851–1871. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-1851-2025
2024#
Dømgaard, M., Schomacker, A., Isaksson, E., Millan, R., Huiban, F., Dehecq, A., Fleischer, A., Moholdt, G., Andersen, J. K., & Bjørk, A. A. (2024). Early aerial expedition photos reveal 85 years of glacier growth and stability in East Antarctica. Nature Communications, 15(1), 4466. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48886-x
Piermattei, L., Zemp, M., Sommer, C., Brun, F., Braun, M. H., Andreassen, L. M., Belart, J. M. C., Berthier, E., Bhattacharya, A., Boehm Vock, L., Bolch, T., Dehecq, A., Dussaillant, I., Falaschi, D., Florentine, C., Floricioiu, D., Ginzler, C., Guillet, G., Hugonnet, R., … Yang, R. (2024). Observing glacier elevation changes from spaceborne optical and radar sensors – an inter-comparison experiment using ASTER and TanDEM-X data. The Cryosphere, 18(7), 3195–3230. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3195-2024
Securo, A., Gobbo, C.D., Citterio, M., Machguth, H., Marcer, M., Korsgaard, N.J., Colucci, R.R., (2024). Area, volume and ELA changes of West Greenland local glaciers and ice caps from 1985–2020. Journal of Glaciology 70, e73. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.76
2023#
Bernat, M., Belart, J. M. C., Berthier, E., Jóhannesson, T., Hugonnet, R., Dehecq, A., Magnússon, E., & Gunnarsson, A. (2023). Geodetic mass balance of Mýrdalsjökull ice cap, 1999–2021. Jökull, 73(1), 35–53. https://doi.org/10.33799/jokull2023.73.035
Khadka, N., Shrestha, N. ., Basnet, K., Manandhar, R., Sharma, S., & Shrestha, B. (2023). Glacier Area, Mass and Associated Glacial Lake Change in Kawari basin, Western Nepal. Jalawaayu, 3(1), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.3126/jalawaayu.v3i1.52068
Brun, F., King, O., Réveillet, M., Amory, C., Planchot, A., Berthier, E., Dehecq, A., Bolch, T., Fourteau, K., Brondex, J., Dumont, M., Mayer, C., Leinss, S., Hugonnet, R., & Wagnon, P. (2023). Everest South Col Glacier did not thin during the period 1984–2017. The Cryosphere, 17(8), 3251–3268. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3251-2023
Knuth, F., Shean, D., Bhushan, S., Schwat, E., Alexandrov, O., McNeil, C., Dehecq, A., Florentine, C., & O’Neel, S. (2023). Historical Structure from Motion (HSfM): Automated processing of historical aerial photographs for long-term topographic change analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 285, 113379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113379
Schwat, E., Istanbulluoglu, E., Horner-Devine, A., Anderson, S., Knuth, F., & Shean, D. (2023). Multi-decadal erosion rates from glacierized watersheds on Mount Baker, Washington, USA, reveal topographic, climatic, and lithologic controls on sediment yields. Geomorphology, 438(108805), 108805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108805
2022#
Farnsworth, W. R., Ingólfsson, Ó., Mannerfelt, E. S., Kalliokoski, M. H., Guðmundsdóttir, E. R., Retelle, M., Allaart, L., Brynjólfsson, S., Furze, M. F. A., Hancock, H. J., Kjær, K. H., Pieńkowski, A. J., & Schomacker, A. (2022). Vedde Ash constrains Younger Dryas glacier re-advance and rapid glacio-isostatic rebound on Svalbard. Quaternary Science Advances, 5(100041), 100041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2021.100041
Mannerfelt, E. S., Dehecq, A., Hugonnet, R., Hodel, E., Huss, M., Bauder, A., & Farinotti, D. (2022). Halving of Swiss glacier volume since 1931 observed from terrestrial image photogrammetry. The Cryosphere, 16(8), 3249–3268. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3249-2022
Abad, L., Hölbling, D., Dabiri, Z., & Robson, B. A. (2022). An open-source-based workflow for DEM generation from Sentinel-1 for landslide volume estimation. ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLVIII-4/W1-2022, 5–11. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-4-w1-2022-5-2022
Hugonnet, R., Brun, F., Berthier, E., Dehecq, A., Mannerfelt, E. S., Eckert, N., & Farinotti, D. (2022). Uncertainty Analysis of Digital Elevation Models by Spatial Inference From Stable Terrain. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 15, 6456–6472. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2022.3188922
Theses#
PhD#
Beraud, L., (2025). Etude de la dynamique des “surges” glaciaires dans les hautes montagnes d’Asie à partir de données satellitaires . Université Grenoble Alpes. https://theses.fr/2025GRALU035
Cheung, W.Y., 2025. Decadal Glacier Geometry and Mass Changes in Auyuittuq and Sirmilik National Parks, Canadian Arctic (1958–2024). Queen’s University (Canada). https://search.proquest.com/openview/3275e9b2a8cd9c48e48fa7adea011808/1
Hugonnet, R. (2022). Global glacier mass change by spatiotemporal analysis of digital elevation models, https://theses.hal.science/tel-03813744
Master#
Lopez, W.H., (2026). A New Seismotectonic Model for the La Nacion Fault System: Insights From a Historical DEM and 3D Mapping of Deformed Stratigraphy. University of Colorado at Boulder. https://search.proquest.com/openview/b6bffa65eae47c28ee7648f7dd8b1d4e/1
Vlieghe, P-L. (2023). Revealing the Recent Height Changes of the Great Altesch Glacier Using TanDEM-X DEM Series, https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000637956
Saheed, A. (2023). Investigation of changes in Briksdalsbreen, western Norway from 1966 - 2020, https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3057200
Liu, Z. (2022). Snow Depth Retrieval and Downscaling using Satellite Laser Altimetry, Machine Learning, and Climate Reanalysis: A Case Study in Mainland Norway, https://hdl.handle.net/10852/103730
Bernat, M. (2022). Geodetic mass balance of Mýrdalsjökull ice cap, 1999−2021: DEM processing and climate analysis, https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-03772002/