Remote sensing of glaciers [electronic resource] : techniques for topographic, spatial, and thematic mapping of glaciers / Petri Pellikka, W. Gareth Rees.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2010. Description: xxv, 314 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9780203851302 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): Glaciers -- Remote sensing | Glaciers -- Measurement | Climatic changesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition."A Balkema book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Principles of remote sensing -- 2. The formation and dynamics of glaciers -- 3. Glacier parameters monitored using remote sensing -- 4. The early history of remote sensing of glaciers -- 5. Physics of glacier remote sensing -- 6. Terrestrial photogrammetry in glacier studies -- 7. Aerial photogrammetry in glacier studies -- 8. Optical remote sensing of glacier extent -- 9. SAR imaging of glaciers -- 10. Airborne laser scanning in glacier studies -- 11. Ground-penetrating radar in glaciological applications -- 12. Detection and visualization of glacier area changes -- 13. Detection of distortions in digital elevation models : simultaneous data acquisition at Hintereisferner glacier -- 14. Accuracy aspects in topographical change detection of glacier surface -- 15. The role of remote sensing in worldwide glacier monitoring -- 16. Conclusions.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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