Calving Fronts of Antarctica: Mapping and Classification

Remote Sensing

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6305-6322

  Wesche, Christine ^a   Jansen, Daniela ^a   Dierking, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Edge detection; Ice shelf; Icebergs; Sar

Indexed keywords

EDGE DETECTION METHODS; GROUNDING LINE; ICE SHELVES; ICEBERGS; MAPPING MISSIONS; MAPPING PROJECTS; OFFSHORE FLOATING; SAR;

EDGE DETECTION; MAPPING; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SEA ICE; TEXTILE PRINTING;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 84891504858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs5126305     Document Type: Article

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