at the mapping of the surface of the largest glaciers using laser technology from airplane. The project is endorsed by the Icelandic Polar Year Commission. It
set out in September 2008, comprising Hofsjökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Eyjafjallajökull, Eiríksjökull and Snæfellsjökull.
The outlines of Icelandic glaciers have been registered, using maps, aerial photographs and satellite images. The data has been
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