Logistic regression modeling of rock glacier and glacier distribution: Topographic and climatic controls in the semi-arid Andes

Geomorphology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 141-154

  Brenning, Alexander ^a   Trombotto, Dario ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Digital terrain analysis; Geomorphometry; Glacier; Logistic regression; Rock glacier; Spatial modeling

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCK GLACIER; SEMIARID REGION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749676501     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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