Compiling a new glacier inventory for southeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau from Landsat and PALSAR data

ABSTRACT Glacier change has been recognized as an important climate variable due to its sensitive response to climate change. Although there are a large number of glaciers distributed over the southeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, the region is poorly represented in glacier databases due to seasonal...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: KE, LINGHONG, DING, XIAOLI, ZHANG, LEI, HU, JUN, SHUM, C. K., LU, ZHONG
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.58
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143016000587