Map comparison or traditional mass-balance measurements: Which method is better?

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 703-711

  Ostrem, Gunnar ^a   Haakensen, Nils ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Glacier maps; Hydropower production; Map comparisons; Mass balance measurements

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; MAPPING; MASS BALANCE;

NORWAY;

EID: 0033508971     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.1999.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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