Quantitative Analysis of Glaciers Changes From Passage Canal Based on Gis and Satellite Images, South Alaska

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Nistor -Petcu: Quantitative analysis of glaciers changes from passage canal based on GIS and satellite images - Chemical and Geological Sciences, S. Eufemia Street, No. 19, 41121, renddel@yahoo.com, Modena, Italy (phone: +39-334-270-7932; fax: +39-059-205-5887) ² University of Clinicilor Street,[5][6][7] 400006, , madalin_petcu@yahoo.com, Abstract: The physical aspects of three glaciers from Passage Canal have been identified by field research, satellite images, and Geographic Information System. The main objective of this study is to determine the melting area and to calculate the withdrawal rate of Billings, Learnard, and Whittier glaciers. The satellite images from Landsat sensors (1985, 1994, 1999, 2006, 2011, and 2013)