Detection of spatial, temporal, and spectral surface changes in the Ny-Ålesund area 79° N, Svalbard, using a low cost multispectral camera in combination with spectroradiometer measurements

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 28-32, 2003, Pages 1229-1239

  Hinkler, Jørgen ^a   Ørbæk, Jon Børre ^b   Hansen, Birger Ulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Albedo; Arctic; Camera; Digital; Multispectral; Ny lesund; Orthophoto; Reflectance; Remote sensing; Snow; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COASTAL ZONES; COSTS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MELTING; SATELLITES; SEA LEVEL;

TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ALBEDO; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; ORTHOPHOTO; REMOTE SENSING; SNOWMELT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

NY-ALESUND; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0242286121     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.059     Document Type: Article

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