Into the Second Century of Worldwide Glacier Monitoring - Prospects and Strategies

Into the Second Century of Worldwide Glacier Monitoring - Prospects and Strategies

Author: World Glacier Monitoring Service

Publisher: Unesco

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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This publication has been prepared to mark the 100th anniversary of worldwide glacier monitoring. Thematic chapters deal with glacier monitoring, data handling and modelling and remote-sensing techniques. A selection of regional accounts is also included. Characteristic examples are given from all continents as well as the special cases of the continental ice sheets.