Multivariate controls on the incidence of glacier surging in the Karakoram Himalaya

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-498

  Barrand, Nicholas E ^a   Murray, Tavi ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER SURGE; LANDSAT; MAPPING METHOD; MOUNTAIN REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

ASIA; EURASIA; KARAKORAM; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845382363     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[489:MCOTIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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