USE OF GIS TECHNIQUES FOR SEDIMENT DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE MARTEL INLET, KING GEORGE ISLAND, SOUTH SHETLANDS

• Main Author: Rosa, Kátia Kellem da
• Other Authors: CNPq
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 2012
• Subjects: Geografia física; King George Island; Martel; Martel Inlet
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/revistageografia/article/view/228974

This paper presents results of the sediment dynamic analysis of the Martel Inlet, King George Island, South Shetlands. As a consequence of the rising trend in study area mean surface air temperature, a rapid glacier front retreat occurred in the last decades, which has caused noticeable environmenta...