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Regarding the important matter of glacier melt monitoring, we must first know that glacier melt monitoring is actually the work of observing and measuring various conditions of glaciers. For example, measuring the thickness of a glacier, or measuring the condition of its surface, to see if it is slowly shrinking in size.

To understand why monitoring is necessary, this is a big deal! Glaciers are not ordinary ice piles. They store a large amount of fresh water. If they melt rapidly, it will cause problems such as sea level rise, which will threaten the survival of residents in large coastal areas. This matter is serious, can we not take it seriously? There are many people living densely along the coast, and houses and various facilities are built there. Rising sea levels will be dangerous.

Then let’s talk about the monitoring method.

1. First of all, you can use satellite remote sensing. The satellite flies in the sky, just like an inspector. You can see large glaciers on the ground at a glance, and then take high-definition images and so on. You can get some conditions of the glacier in a large area. You can see whether the glacier boundary is changing, and whether the volume is different from what was previously observed.

2. On-site inspections are also particularly necessary! Our scientific expedition team members went to the glacier in person. Poke here, measure there, and bring professional scientific research equipment to detect the thickness of the ice layer and collect information on the flow rate of the ice. This kind of information from the field is often very reliable and is a precious first-hand information.

Now let’s talk about the key points of monitoring different types of glaciers.

Key points for monitoring marine glaciers. Because these glaciers are close to the ocean and are oceanic, they are greatly affected by the marine climate. They need to be monitored intensively. For example, the influx of heat in seawater has an impact on them.

Key points for monitoring continental glaciers. They mainly stay on land and are affected by continental climate. We have to pay attention to temperature changes, precipitation, wind and other related external factors to speculate and observe what the glaciers are melting.

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Let’s think about it again:

Question 1: What are the differences in the focus of short-term monitoring and long-term monitoring? In a short period of time, you can pay attention to changes caused by weather and emergencies. In the long term, it depends on what climate, ocean currents and other factors lead to the slow changes year by year.

Question 2: Is there any difference in the stringency of glacier melt monitoring in different seasons? Probably because of the big changes in temperature and other factors in summer, the monitoring frequency is higher and the attention is paid more attention. Nothing is obvious in winter, but you can’t let it go and just ignore it, right?

Anyway, I think: monitoring the melting of glaciers is so critical to the survival of our planet and mankind! We must do it well to ensure accurate monitoring of glacier changes and make us more prepared to deal with a series of situations arising from climate change. Only by doing this well can we make reasonable responses to emergencies. This is indeed a key task.