Discharge and suspended sediment in the meltwater of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, India;Débits et matières en suspension dans les eaux de fonte du glacier de Gangotri, Himalaya du Garhwal, Inde

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 611-619

  Kumar, Kireet ^a   Miral, M S ^a   Joshi, V ^a   Panda, Y S ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Discharge volume; Gangotri Glacier; Garhwal Himalaya; India; Meltwater discharge; Suspended sediments

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GLACIERS; SEDIMENTS; SNOW;

MELTWATER;

HYDROLOGY;

ABLATION; DISCHARGE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; MELTWATER; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 17144436680     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660209492963     Document Type: Article

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