Spatial and temporal patterns of snow accumulation and aerial ablation across the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2864-2875

  Eveland, Jeffery ^a   Gooseff, Michael N ^a   Lampkin, Derrick J ^b   Barrett, J E ^c   Takacs Vesbach, Cristina ^d  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote sensing; Snow ablation; Snow distribution

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EDGE DETECTION ALGORITHMS; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY; OBJECT-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SNOW ABLATION; SNOW DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

ABLATION; EDGE DETECTION; LAKES; LANDFORMS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE;

SNOW;

ABLATION; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AERIAL SURVEY; AIR TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MICROCLIMATE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAKE BONNEY [EAST ANTARCTICA]; LAKE FRYXELL; LAKE HOARE; LAKE VANDA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 84883288629     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9407     Document Type: Article

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