Satellite-derived equilibrium lines in northern patagonia icefield, Chile, and their implications to glacier variations

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-182

  Barcaza, Gonzalo ^a   Aniya, Masamu ^a   Matsumoto, Takane ^b   Aoki, Tatsuto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTER; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EQUILIBRIUM; GLACIER; ICE FIELD; LANDSAT; SATELLITE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AISEN; CHILE; SAN QUINTIN GLACIER; SAN RAFAEL GLACIER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68149169375     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-41.2.174     Document Type: Article

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