Estimation of retreat rate of Gangotri glacier using rapid static and kinematic GPS survey

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 258-262

  Kumar, Kireet ^a   Dumka, Rakesh K ^a   Miral, M S ^a   Satyal, G S ^a   Pant, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Gangotri glacier; GPS and kinematic survey; Retreat rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449119739     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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