A new band ratio technique for mapping debris-covered glaciers using Landsat imagery and a digital elevation model

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2063-2075

  Alifu, Haireti ^a   Tateishi, Ryutaro ^a   Johnson, Brian ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

DEBRIS COVERED GLACIERS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPERS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING DATA; THERMAL INFRARED BANDS; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

MAPPING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAPPING METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

CHINA;

EID: 84928474038     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2150704X.2015.1034886     Document Type: Article

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