Repeat optical satellite images reveal widespread and long term decrease in land-terminating glacier speeds

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 467-478

  Heid, T ^a   Kaab A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW STABILITY; FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER SURGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OPTICAL METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; ALASKA RANGE; BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; CAUCASUS; KARAKORAM; NUNAVUT; PAMIRS; PATAGONIA; PENNY ICE CAP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859740725     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-467-2012     Document Type: Article

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