An automated methodology for differentiating rock from snow, clouds and sea in Antarctica from Landsat 8 imagery: a new rock outcrop map and area estimation for the entire Antarctic continent

As the accuracy and sensitivity of remote-sensing satellites improve, there is an increasing demand for more accurate and updated base datasets for surveying and monitoring. However, differentiating rock outcrop from snow and ice is a particular problem in Antarctica, where extensive cloud cover and...

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Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: Burton-Johnson, Alex, Black, Martin, Fretwell, Peter T., Kaluza-Gilbert, Joseph
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1665-2016
https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/10/1665/2016/