Where does a glacier end? GPR measurements to identify the limits between valley slopes and actual glacier body. Application to the Austre Lovénbreen, Spitsbergen

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 27, Issue PARTA, 2014, Pages 100-108

  Bernard, E ^a   Friedt, J M ^a   Saintenoy, A ^b   Tolle, F ^a   Griselin, M ^a   Marlin, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Arctic; Glacier limit; Ground penetrating Radar; Polar glacier; Spitsbergen

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE THICKNESS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; AUSTRE LOVENBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84897570878     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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