Use of GIS techniques for sediment dynamic analysis of the Martel inlet, King George island, south Shetlands

• Main Authors: Rosa, Kátia Kellem da, Mendes Junior, Claudio Wilson, Vieira, Rosemary, Simões, Jefferson Cardia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Martel Inlet; Suspended sediment concentration; GIS; Sensoriamento remoto; Sedimentos; Rei George; Ilha (Antártica); King George Island; Martel; Antártica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/224200

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...