High latitude multi-temporal digital surface models from sentinel-2 data: A proof of concept

Julien Michel, Myriam Cournet, Jean-Marc Delvit, Florie Languille, Angélique Gaudel-Vacaresse, David Youssefi, Christophe Palmann, Vincent Poulain

Abstract: While not primarily intended for the generation of Digital Surface Models, Sentinel-2 swaths overlap between orbits allows for the generation of a complete DSM of land and ices between 60° and 84° of northern latitudes. With a spatial resolution of ten meters, this DSM can benefit from the high temporal revisit rate of Sentinel-2, which could be used to monitor ice or snow level in area of frequent changes, or to increase measurement accuracy in areas of little changes.