Analysis of glaciers and geomorphology on svalbard using multitemporal ERS-1 SAR images

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1879-1887

  Engeset, Rune V ^a   Weydahl, Dan Johan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Equilibrium line; Geomorphology; Glacier; Image analysis; Moraines; Multitemporal; Scattering; Synthetic aperture radar (sar)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADAR IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EQUILIBRIUM LINES; MORAINES; MULTITEMPORAL IMAGING;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032207976     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.729359     Document Type: Article

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