Progress in satellite remote sensing of ice sheets

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-567

  Quincey, D J ^a   Luckman, A ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Greenland; Ice sheets; Microwave; Optical; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; DATA SET; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GRAVIMETRY; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 70350441155     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133309346883     Document Type: Article

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