Evaluating glacier movement fluctuations using remote sensing: a case study of the Baird, Patterson, LeConte, and Shakes Glaciers in central southeastern Alaska ...

Global Land Survey (GLS) data encompassing Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS), Landsat 5?s Thematic Mapper (TM), and Landsat 7?s Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) were used to determine the terminus locations of Baird, Patterson, LeConte, and Shakes Glaciers in Alaska in the time period 1975-201...

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Main Author: Davidson, Robert Howard author
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL) 2014
Subjects:
Geographic Information Science and Technology degree program
Master of Science degree
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences school
glacier
glaciers
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-c3-373735
https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1LJ47TH
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Summary:Global Land Survey (GLS) data encompassing Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS), Landsat 5?s Thematic Mapper (TM), and Landsat 7?s Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) were used to determine the terminus locations of Baird, Patterson, LeConte, and Shakes Glaciers in Alaska in the time period 1975-2010. The sequences of the terminuses locations were investigated to determine the movement rates of these glaciers with respect to specific physical and environmental conditions. ? GLS data from 1975, 1990, 2000, 2005, and 2010 in false?color composite images enhancing ice?snow differentiation and Iterative Self-Organizing (ISO) Data Cluster Unsupervised Classifications were used to 1) quantify the movement rates of Baird, Patterson, LeConte, and Shakes Glaciers ...

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