Glacier velocity measurements, Caucasus

Animated GIF. Landsat7 ETM+ pan images of 1999 and 2000 show the glacier flow at (1) Bashkara glacier and (2)(3) other glaciers. Glacier flow and the related ice supply are important boundary conditions for the development of ice-contact lakes, such as the Bashkara lake.
Published Mar. 3, 2011 2:48 PM