Remote Sensing Glacial Extent Using Google Earth Engine

Remote Sensing is the practice of measuring things from a distance. Radar, Lidar, Sonar and Hyperspectrometry instruments are used to take measurements of light reflectance, temperature, structure and other properties of a distant material. These instruments are typically airborne or spaceborne which allow an amazing access to global data. Google Earth Engine is a server based platform that helps aggregate and display satellite data, and hosts an impressive collection of data from space missions like LANDSAT, MODIS, and GEDI. It uses a javascript API that allows users to write scripts that will configure maps and perform analysis.

I made a couple scripts to look into the Glacial Extent of the Patagonian Ice Fields, which have been changing quickly in the last 10 years. 

What are you waiting for?  Go Play with it!                It's interactive! Click 'run' above the text box and pull the map into view

Read my paper below to learn about the metrics I used for this analysis!