Data-mining Based Detection of Glaciers: Quantifying the Extent of Alpine Valley Glaciation

The extent of glaciation in alpine valleys often gives clues to past climates, plate movement, mountain landforms, bedrock geology and more. However, without field investigation, the degree to which a valley was affected by a glacier has been difficult to assess. We developed a model that uses quant...

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Main Authors: Wei Luo, Kory J. Allred
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-07-01
Series:AIMS Geosciences
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/geosciences/article/342/fulltext.html