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unis glaciology (AG-325)

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unis glaciology (AG-325)#

lectures#

Click the link below to download a PDF of the lecture slides for each topic:

  • optical (and infrared) remote sensing basics

  • selected applications of optical remote sensing

  • basics of synthetic aperture radar

  • using digital elevation models in glaciology

practicals#

  • mapping glacier area change
  • dem differencing and geodetic mass balance

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