Glacier reaction to temperature and precipitation change in Central Caucasus, 2001–2010

This paper examines changes in surface area and terminus retreat of glaciers in the Greater Caucasus Mountains between 2001 and 2010 using ASTER imagery. The use of consistent high-resolution imagery such as ASTER significantly reduces uncertainties in measurements of glacier shrinkage and retreat a...

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Main Authors: G. A. Nosenko, T. E. Khromova, O. V. Rototaeva, M. V. Shakhgedanova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Nauka 2015-04-01
Series:Лëд и снег
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Online Access:https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/80