Recent variations of a debris-covered glacier (Brenva glacier) in the Italian Alps monitored by comparison of maps and digital orthophotos

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 172, 2005, Pages 183-185

  D'Agata, Carlo ^a   Smiraglia, Claudio ^a   Zanutta, Antonio ^b   Mancini, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

GLACIER;

EID: 27744561830     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/S0022143000215232     Document Type: Article

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