Geomorphological mapping of glacial landforms from remotely sensed data: An evaluation of the principal data sources and an assessment of their quality

Geomorphology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 148-165

  Smith, M J ^a,b   Rose, J ^b   Booth, S ^b,c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedform; DEM; Drumlin; Geomorphological; Glacial; Mapping; Satellite

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; DRUMLIN; FIELD METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIAL LANDFORM; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSCAPE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646520589     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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