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Sentinel 1A\/1B satellites provide alternative data for glacier mass balance. In this study, we tried to generate DEMs from C-band Sentinel 1A\/1B ascending and descending pass SLC images and evaluate the overall accuracy of INSAR DEMs based on Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM and ICESat\/GLAS. The low Standard Deviation (STD)and Root Means Square Error (RMSE) displayed the feasibility of Sentinel 1A\/1B satellites for DEM generation. Glacier elevation changes and glacier mass balance were estimated based on INSAR DEM and SRTM DEM. The results showed that the most glaciers have exhibited obvious thinning, and the mean annual glacier mass balance between 2000 and 2020 was \u22120.18 \u00b1 0.1 m w.e.a\u22121. The south-facing and-east facing aspects, slope and elevation play an important role on glacier melt. 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