Large-scale moraine deformation at the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Landslides

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-260

  Hugenholtz, Chris H ^a   Moorman, Brian J ^b   Barlow, John ^c   Wainstein, Pablo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial photograph; Digital elevation model; Glacier recession; Moraine deformation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLACIERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUARTZ;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIER RECESSION; MORAINE DEFORMATION; NATIONAL PARKS;

PARKS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; DEFORMATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIER; MASS MOVEMENT; MORAINE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA GLACIER; CANADA; JASPER NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 51649086963     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: 16125118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-008-0116-5     Document Type: Article

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