Role of glaciers and snow cover on headwater river hydrology in monsoon regime - Micro-scale study of Din Gad catchment, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-382

  Thayyen, Renoj J ^a,b   Gergan, J T ^a   Dobhal, D P ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dokriani glacier; Garhwal Himalaya; Headwater hydrology; Monsoon

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33947142475     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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