Recession of the southern part of Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island, Canada, between 1961 and 1993, determined from digital mapping of Landsat TM

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 43, Issue 143, 1997, Pages 98-102

  Jacobs, John D ^a   Simms, Élizabeth L ^a   Simms, Alvin ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CAP RECESSION; LANDSAT TM IMAGERY; MAPPING; WARMING;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, BAFFIN ISLAND, BARNES ICE CAP;

EID: 0031404377     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000002859     Document Type: Article

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