Hydrological and thermal regimes in a supra-glacial lake: Imja, Khumbu, Nepal Himalaya;Régimes hydrologique et thermique du lac supraglaciaire Imja (Khumbu, Himalaya du Népal)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 507-521

  Chikita, K ^a   Joshi, S P ^b   Jha, J ^c   Hasegawa, H ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b His Majesty's Government of Nepal   (Nepal)

^c Technology and Environment   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; GLACIERS; LAKES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

SEDIMENT-LADEN UNDERFLOW; SUPERGLACIAL LAKES;

HYDROLOGY;

GLACIAL LAKE; HEAT BUDGET; LAKE DYNAMICS; MELTWATER; WATER BUDGET;

HIMALAYAS KHAMBU; IMJA LAKE; NEPAL;

EID: 0034253885     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660009492353     Document Type: Article

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