Evaluation of data sources for mapping glacial meltwater features

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2355-2377

  Margold, Martin ^a   Jansson, Krister N ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ANTENNAS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LANDFORMS; PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; PHOTOMAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; REPAIR; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SURVEYS;

ACCUMULATION FEATURES; ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSAT-7 (L7) ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS (ETM+); METHOD DEVELOPMENT; SATELLITE POUR L'OBSERVATION DE LA TERRE; SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ASTER; DATA SET; DEGLACIATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER; ICE SHEET; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAPPING METHOD; MELTWATER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPOT;

FINLAND; SCOTLAND; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857957728     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2011.608738     Document Type: Article

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