Ice-volume changes, bias estimation of mass-balance measurements and changes in subglacial lakes derived by lidar mapping of the surface of Icelandic glaciers

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 63, 2013, Pages 63-74

  Jóhannesson, Tómas ^a   Björnsson, Helgi ^b   Magnússon, Eyjólfur ^b   Gudmundsson, Sverrir ^b   Pálsson, Finnur ^b   Sigurdsson, Oddur ^a   Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn ^a   Berthier, Etienne ^c  

^a ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; LIDAR; MAPPING; MASS BALANCE; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

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EID: 84877984647     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013AoG63A422     Document Type: Article

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