On the suitability of the SRTM DEM and ASTER GDEM for the compilation of: Topographic parameters in glacier inventories

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 480-490

  Frey, Holger ^a   Paul, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Srtm aster gdem glacier inventory topographic parameter glims

Indexed keywords

ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIER; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856430772     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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