Assessment of multispectral glacier mapping methods and derivation of glacier area changes, 1978-2002, in the central Southern Alps, New Zealand, from ASTER satellite data, field survey and existing inventory data

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 204, 2011, Pages 667-683

  Gjermundsen, E F ^a,b   Mathieu, R ^b,c   Kaab A ^a   Chinn, T ^d   Fitzharris, B ^b   Hagen, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d 20 Muir Road Lake Hawea RD 2 Wanaka ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTER; FIELD SURVEY; GLACIER; GPS; INVENTORY; MAPPING METHOD; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; SATELLITE DATA; SNOW;

FOX GLACIER; FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 80053118882     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311797409749     Document Type: Article

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