Recent high-resolution surface velocities and elevation change at a high-altitude, debris-covered glacier: Chacraraju, Peru

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 186, 2008, Pages 479-486

  Hubbard, Bryn ^a   Clemmens, Samuel ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE MOVEMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SURVEY; VECTOR; VELOCITY;

ANCASH; CHACRARAJU; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 49649107799     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308785837057     Document Type: Article

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