A new glacier inventory for the European Alps from Landsat TM scenes of 2003: Challenges and results

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 59, 2011, Pages 144-152

  Paul, F ^a   Frey, H ^a   Bris, R Le ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIER DYNAMICS; IKONOS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MELTWATER; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; FRANCE; ITALY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84856453104     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756411799096295     Document Type: Article

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