The end of the eternal snows: Integrative mapping of 100 years of glacier retreat in the Venezuelan Andes

Venezuela will soon become the first Andean country to lose all of its glaciers, as the "eternal snows" of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida (SNM) disappear. Although documentation of glacier retreat in Venezuela commenced over a century ago, an updated reconstruction at sufficient spatial resol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research antarctic, and alpine research, 2020-01, Vol.52 (1), p.563-581
Hauptverfasser:	Ramírez, Nerio, Melfo, Alejandra, Resler, Lynn M., Llambí, Luis D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerial photography Climate change geographic information system Geomorphology Glacier mapping Glacier retreat Glaciers high tropical Andes historical evidence Image resolution Information sources Satellite imagery Spatial discrimination Spatial resolution Tropical climates Venezuela
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