Decadal-scale variations in glacier area changes across the Southern Patagonian Icefield since the 1970s

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 147-167

  White, A ^a   Copland, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ASTER; DECADAL VARIATION; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE; LANDSAT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

PATAGONIA;

EID: 84923643760     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: 19384246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/AAAR0013-102     Document Type: Article

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