Terrain analysis of the Keller Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica) by gis techniques

• Main Authors: Mendes Júnior, Cláudio Wilson, Dani, Norberto, Arigony Neto, Jorge, Simões, Jefferson Cardia, Bremer, Ulisses Franz, Fonseca Júnior, Edvaldo Simões da, Erwes, Herbert Johannes Bernhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Keller Peninsula; King George island; Terrain analysis; Geographical Information System; Península Keller; Ilha Rei George; Análise morfométrica; Sistema de Informação Geográfica; Escarpada; Ferraz; Keller; Keller peninsula; King George Island; península Keller; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártica
• Online Access: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/5542

This study uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) for terrain analysis of the Keller Peninsula (KP), King George Island (KGI), Antarctica, to describe its morphological characteristics. We processed a vertical metric aerial photography and a DigitalTerrain Model(DTM)in a Digital Photogrammetri...