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18 Apr 2013
Research article |
| 18 Apr 2013
An approach to derive regional snow lines and glacier mass change from MODIS imagery, western North America
J. M. Shea
Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada
Geography Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
current address: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in Kathmandu, Nepal
B. Menounos
Geography Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
R. D. Moore
Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada
Department of Forest Resource Management, University of British Columbia, Canada
C. Tennant
Geography Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
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