Snow depth mapping in high-alpine catchments using digital photogrammetry

Cryosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 229-243

  Buhler Y ^a   Marty, M ^c   Egli, L ^b   Veitinger, J ^a,d   Jonas, T ^a   Thee, P ^c   Ginzler, C ^c  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AVALANCHE; DEPTH DETERMINATION; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; GNSS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER STATION;

DAVOS; GRAUBUNDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84922778249     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-9-229-2015     Document Type: Article

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