Comparison of satellite-derived with ground-based measurements of the fluctuations of the margins of Vatnajökull, Iceland, 1973-92

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 72-80

  Williams Jr , Richard S ^a   Hall, Dorothy K ^b   Sigurbsson, Oddur ^c   Chien, Janet Y L ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^d GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER MARGIN; GROUND OBSERVATION; ICE CAP; ICE MARGIN; SATELLITE IMAGE;

ICELAND, VATNAJOKULL;

EID: 0031433482     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0260305500011964     Document Type: Article

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