Calculation of glacier elevation changes with SRTM: Is there an elevation-dependent bias?

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 188, 2008, Pages 945-946

  Paul, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

EID: 58849119822     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308787779960     Document Type: Article

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