Glacier extent and volume change (1966∼2000) on the Su-lo Mountain in northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 299-309

  Wang, Yetang ^a,b   Hou, Shugui ^a   Hong, Sungmin ^c   Hur, Soon Do ^c   Liu, Yaping ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; ETM + image; Glacier change; Su lo Mountain; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149103711     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-008-0224-7     Document Type: Article

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