Documenting glacial changes between 1910, 1970, 1992 and 2010 in the Turgen Mountains, Mongolian Altai, using repeat photographs, topographic maps, and satellite imagery

Geographical Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 248-263

  Kamp, Ulrich ^a   Mcmanigal, Kevin G ^a   Dashtseren, Avirmed ^b   Walther, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Altai Mountains; Glacier; Historical geography; Mongolia; Remote sensing; Repeat photography

Indexed keywords

GLACIER; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; MONGOLIA;

EID: 84881546912     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2012.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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