Climato-tectonic impression on Trans Himalayan lakes: A case study of Kyun Tso basin of the Indus Suture Zone in NW Himalaya using remote sensing techniques

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1941-1947

  Philip, G ^a   Mathew, John ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Indus Suture Zone; Kyun Tso basin; Lakes; Remote sensing; Trans Himalaya

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644431512     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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