PGO data help to guide fieldwork in the Andes

31 mai 2024

We are delighted to read that Pléiades ortho-images and DSM were useful to guide a recent field campaign on the Quelccaya Ice Cap. PGO data will certain be also useful for the science to come out of these field observations. Congrtulation to the Deplete and Retreat: Andes Water Towers team.

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