Four years of mass balance on Chhota Shigri Glacier, Himachal Pradesh, India, a new benchmark glacier in the western Himalaya

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 183, 2007, Pages 603-611

  Wagnon, Patrick ^a   Linda, Anurag ^b   Arnaud, Yves ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^c   Sharma, Parmanand ^b   Vincent, Christian ^a   Pottakkal, Jose George ^b   Berthier, Etienne ^d   Ramanathan, Alagappan ^b   Hasnain, Syed Iqbal ^e   Chevallier, Pierre ^f  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BIT Extension Centre Jaipur   (India)

^d LEGOS   (France)

^e 409 Skylark Building   (India)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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EID: 44649189487     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307784409306     Document Type: Article

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