Geochemical characterization of supraglacial debris via in situ and optical remote sensing methods: A case study in Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-100

  Casey, K A ^a   Kaab A ^a   Benn, D I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIOCHEMISTRY; MAPPING METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; OPTICAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SILICATE; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ABLATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MINERAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU GLACIER; KHUMBU HIMAL; NEPAL; NGOZUMPA GLACIER; SAGARMATHA [(ADS) NEPAL];

EID: 84856020441     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-85-2012     Document Type: Article

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