Deglaciation of the Caucasus Mountains, Russia/Georgia, in the 21st century observed with ASTER satellite imagery and aerial photography
Changes in the map area of 498 glaciers located on the Main Caucasus ridge (MCR) and on Mt. Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus Mountains (Russia and Georgia) were assessed using multispectral ASTER and panchromatic Landsat imagery with 15 m spatial resolution in 1999/2001 and 2010/2012. Changes in reces...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/2367/2014/tc-8-2367-2014.pdf |