Demarcation of potential avalanche sites using remote sensing and ground observations: A case study of Gangotri glacier

Geocarto International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 520-535

  Snehmani, ^a   Bhardwaj, A ^a   Pandit, A ^a   Ganju, A ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

analytical hierarchy process (AHP); avalanche; Gangotri glacier; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; CARTOSAT-1; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELEVATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

GANGOTRI GLACIER; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84904252319     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2013.807304     Document Type: Article

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