Mapping of debris-covered glaciers in the Garhwal Himalayas using ASTER DEMs and thermal data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 8095-8119

  Bhambri, R ^a   Bolch, T ^b,c   Chaujar, R K ^d  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEBRIS; INFORMATION USE; INFRARED DEVICES; REMOTE SENSING; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SURVEYING;

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; DEBRIS COVERED GLACIERS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; INDIAN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE; MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES;

MAPPING;

ASTER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; GLACIER; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IRS (SATELLITE); LANDSAT; MAPPING; MASS MOVEMENT; MORPHOMETRY; PANCHROMATIC IMAGE; REMOTE SENSING; VECTOR;

GANGOTRI GLACIER; GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 80051906900     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.532821     Document Type: Article

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