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Table 1.--Optimum Landsat 1, 2, and 3 images of the glaciers of Chile and Argentina1

[See fig. 4 for explanation of symbols used in "code" column]


Path-Row

Nominal
scene center
(lat-long)

Landsat
identification
number

Date

Solar
elevation
angle
(degrees)

Code

Cloud cover
(percent)

Remarks

242-98

54°22'S.

67°54'W.

30380-13120

20 Mar 79

21

 

0

Beagle Channel; multiple scan lines missing

242-99

55°45'S.

68°42'W.

1397-13225

24 Aug 73

11

 

90

 

243-98

54°22'S.

69°21'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

243-99

55°45'S.

70°09'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

244-97

52°58'S.

70°02'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

244-98

54°22'S.

70°47'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

245-97

52°58'S.

71°28'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

245-98

54°22'S.

72°13'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

246-94

48°44'S.

70°52'W.

21441-13193

02 Jan 79

41

 

0

 

246-95

50°09'S.

71°30'W.

21441-13200

02 Jan 79

41

 

0

Lagos Viedma and Argentino

246-96

51°34'S.

72°11'W.

30060-13331

04 May 78

10

 

50

Thin cloud, snow cover

246-96

51°34'S.

72°11'W.

21441-13202

02 Jan 79

40

 

50

 

246-97

52°58'S.

72°54'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

246-98

54°22'S.

73°39'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

247-92

45°55'S.

71°06'W.

1474-13470

09 Nov 73

45

 

0

Snow cover

247-93

47°20'S.

71°41'W.

1474-13473

09 Nov 73

44

 

0

Snow cover

247-94

48°44'S.

72°18'W.

1474-13475

09 Nov 73

44

 

0

Snow cover

247-95

50°09'S.

72°56'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

247-96

51°34'S.

73°37'W.

30385-13400
A,B,C,D

25 Mar 79

22

 

A=20
B=0
C=20
D=0

Landsat 3 RBV; Archived by USGS GSP2

247-97

52°58'S.

74°20'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

248-77

24°31'S.

65°40'W.

1223-13493

03 Mar 73

46

 

50

 

248-78

25°56'S.

66°03'W.

1223-13495

03 Mar 73

46

 

60

 

248-79

27°23'S.

66°27'W.

2417-13342

14 Mar 76

40

 

10

 

248-80

28°49'S.

66°51'W.

2039-13384

02 Mar 73

42

 

20

 

248-85

35°58'S.

68°58'W.

2363-13381

20 Jan 76

45

 

0

 

248-86

37°24'S.

69°26'W.

2363-13383

20 Jan 76

45

 

10

 

248-87

38°49'S.

69°54'W.

2399-13381

25 Feb 76

37

 

0

 

248-88

40°14'S.

70°24'W.

2399-13383

25 Feb 76

36

 

0

 

248-89

41°40'S.

70°54'W.

2417-13383

14 Mar 76

31

 

0

 

248-90

43°05'S.

71°25'W.

2417-13385

14 Mar 76

30

 

10

 

248-91

44°30'S.

71°58'W.

21515-13324

17 Mar 79

29

 

0

Montes Melimoyu and Mentolat, image used for
fig. 24

248-92

45°55'S.

72°32'W.

2399-13401

25 Feb 76

33

 

25

Montes Macá and Cay; image used for fig. 25

248-93

47°20'S.

73°07'W.

2399-13404

25 Feb 76

32

 

30

Northern Patagonian Ice Field

248-93

47°20'S.

73°07'W.

30368-13444

08 Mar 79

30

 

20

Northern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 42

248-93

47°20'S.

73°07'W.

30368-13444
A,B,C,D

08 Mar 79

30

 

A=50
B=50
C=50
D=30

Landsat 3 RBV images; archived by USGS GSP

248-94

48°44'S.

73°44'W.

2399-13410

25 Feb 76

31

 

35

Northern part of Southern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 33

248-94

48°44'S.

73°44'W.

30368-13450

08 Mar 79

29

 

40

Image used for fig. 51

248-94

48°44'S.

73°44'W.

30368-13450
B,C,D

08 Mar 79

29

 

B=40
C=80
D=70

Landsat 3 RBV images. Subscene B used for fig. 50; subscene D used for fig. 49. Archived by USGS GSP

248-95

50°09'S.

74°22'W.

30368-13453

08 Mar 79

28

 

60

Southern part of Southern Patagonian Ice Field

249-76

23°04'S.

66°44'W.

1008-13533

31 Jul 72

33

 

0

 

249-77

24°31'S.

67°06'W.

1008-13540

31 Jul 72

32

 

0

 

249-78

25°56'S.

67°29'W.

2418-13393

15 Mar 76

40

 

0

 

249-79

27°23'S.

67°53'W.

2418-13400

15 Mar 76

39

 

15

 

249-80

28°49'S.

68°17'W.

2418-13402

15 Mar 76

39

 

10

 

249-80

28°49'S.

68°17'W.

2040-13443

03 Mar 75

42

 

0

Nevado de Famatina

249-81

30°15'S.

68°41'W.

2040-13445

03 Mar 75

41

 

0

 

249-82

31°41'S.

69°06'W.

2040-13452

03 Mar 75

40

 

0

 

249-83

33°07'S.

69°32'W.

2022-13455

13 Feb 75

43

 

0

 

249-83

33°07'S.

69°32'W.

2418-13414

15 Mar 76

36

 

0

Cerro (Volcán) Tupungato, Cerros Chimbote and Aconcagua; image used for fig. 9

249-83

33°07'S.

69°32'W.

30675-13415
A,C,D

09 Jan 80

48

 

A=20
C=15
D=50

Landsat 3 RBV images; Volcán Maipo and Cerro (Volcán) El Palomo. Archived by USGS GSP

249-84

34°32'S.

69°58'W.

2022-13461

13 Feb 75

42

 

0

 

249-84

34°32'S.

69°58'W.

2418-13420

15 Mar 76

35

 

0

Volcán Maipo and Cerro (Volcán) El Palomo; image used for fig. 10

249-85

35°58'S.

70°24'W.

2418-13423

15 Mar 76

34

 

0

Volcán Domuyo

249-86

37°24'S.

70°52'W.

2382-13440

08 Feb 76

41

 

0

Volcanes Antuco, Copahue, and Callaquén, Sierra
Velluda

249-87

38°49'S.

71°20'W.

2382-13442

08 Feb 76

41

 

0

Volcanes Llaima, Villarrica, and Quetrupillán, Nevados de Sollipulli

249-88

40°14'S.

71°50'W.

2436-13431

02 Apr 76

27

 

0

 

249-89

41°40'S.

72°20'W.

2436-13433

02 Apr 76

26

 

0

Monte/Cerro Tronador; image used for fig. 21

249-90

43°05'S.

72°51'W.

21516-13380

18 Mar 79

28

 

50

Volcán Minchinmávida

249-91

44°30'S.

73°24'W.

2130-13485

01 Jun 75

11

 

15

Montes Melimoyu, Mentolat, Cay, and Macá; snow cover

249-92

45°55'S.

73°58'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

249-93

47°20'S.

74°33'W.

No usable data

 

 

 

 

 

250-75

21°38'S.

67°48'W.

1243-14001

23 Mar 73

45

 

5

 

250-76

23°04'S.

68°10'W.

1243-14004

23 Mar 73

44

 

5

 

250-77

24°31'S.

68°33'W.

1243-14010

23 Mar 73

43

 

0

 

250-78

25°56'S.

68°55'W.

1243-14013

23 Mar 73

42

 

0

 

250-78

25°56'S.

68°55'W.

2401-13455

27 Feb 76

43

 

0

 

250-79

27°23'S.

69°19'W.

1243-14015

23 Mar 73

41

 

0

 

250-80

28°49'S.

69°43'W.

1243-14022

23 Mar 73

40

 

0

 

250-81

30°15'S.

70°07'W.

1243-14024

23 Mar 73

39

 

0

Cerro de Olivares

250-82

31°41'S.

70°33'W.

1243-14031

23 Mar 73

38

 

0

 

250-83

33°07'S.

70°58'W.

2419-13472

16 Mar 76

36

 

0

 

250-84

34°32'S.

71°24'W.

2365-13491

22 Jan 76

46

 

0

 

250-85

35°58'S.

71°51'W.

2059-13521

22 Mar 75

34

 

0

Volcán Descabezado

250-86

37°24'S.

72°18'W.

2365-13500

22 Jan 76

45

 

0

Nevados de Chillán, Volcán Antuco, and Sierra
Velluda

250-87

38°49'S.

72°46'W.

2383-13501

09 Feb 76

40

 

0

 

250-88

40°14'S.

73°16'W.

2383-13503

09 Feb 76

40

 

10

 

250-89

41°40'S.

73°46'W.

2383-13510

09 Feb 76

39

 

10

 

251-72

17°19'S.

68°08'W.

1100-14041

31 Oct 72

58

 

0

 

251-73

18°45'S.

68°30'W.

1010-14035

02 Aug 72

36

 

10

 

251-73

18°45'S.

68°30'W.

1100-14043

31 Oct 72

57

 

0

 

251-74

20°11'S.

68°51'W.

1100-14050

31 Oct 72

56

 

0

 

251-74

20°11'S.

68°51'W.

1244-14053

24 Mar 73

46

 

0

 

251-75

21°38'S.

69°14'W.

2312-13514

30 Nov 75

51

 

0

 

1-72

17°19'S.

69°34'W.

1065-14091

26 Sep 72

52

 

0

 

1-73

18°45'S.

69°56'W.

1065-14093

26 Sep 72

51

 

0

 

Landsat 5 images

1-73

18°47'S.

68°48'W.

51281-14022

03 Sep 87

44

 

0

 

231-94

48°52'S.

72°45'W.

50684-13530

14 Jan 86

43

 

20

Northern part of Southern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 32

231-95

50°17'S.

73°20'W.

50684-13533

14 Jan 86

43

 

20

Middle part of Southern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 32

231-96

51°42'S.

73°57'W.

50684-13535

14 Jan 86

42

 

10

Southern tip of Southern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 32

232-92

46°01'S.

73°18'W.

51075-13514

09 Feb 87

39

 

35

Northern part of Northern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 26

232-93

47°26'S.

73°50'W.

51075-13520

09 Feb 87

38

 

10

Southern part of Northern Patagonian Ice Field; image used for fig. 26


1Six supplemental Landsat 5 images are included, three of which provide excellent coverage of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field (fig. 32).

2USGS GSP is the U.S. Geological Survey Glacier Studies Project.

 

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