Rockglacier activity studies on a regional scale: Comparison of geomorphological mapping and photogrammetric monitoring

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1747-1758

  Roer, Isabelle ^a,b   Nyenhuis, Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geomorphological mapping; High mountains; Permafrost; Photogrammetry; Rockglacier

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; PERMAFROST; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MONITORING; ROCKGLACIER;

GLACIERS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIERS; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; PERMAFROST; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDFORM; MONITORING; PERMAFROST; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ROCK GLACIER;

EID: 35748946668     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1496     Document Type: Article

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