Improving semi-automated glacier mapping with a multi-method approach: applications in central Asia

Studies of glaciers generally require precise glacier outlines. Where these are not available, extensive manual digitization in a geographic information system (GIS) must be performed, as current algorithms struggle to delineate glacier areas with debris cover or other irregular spectral profiles. A...

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Main Authors: T. Smith, B. Bookhagen, F. Cannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-09-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1747/2015/tc-9-1747-2015.pdf