A new method for deriving glacier centerlines applied to glaciers in Alaska and northwest Canada

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 503-519

  Kienholz, C ^a   Rich, J L ^a   Arendt, A A ^a   Hock, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOW MODELING; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; TRIBUTARY;

ALASKA; CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896908645     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-503-2014     Document Type: Article

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