Snow depth and snow layer interface estimation using Ground Penetrating Radar

Current Science

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1532-1539

  Singh, K K ^a   Datt, Prem ^a   Sharma, Vaibhav ^a   Ganju, A ^a   Mishra, V D ^a   Parashar, A ^a   Chauhan, R ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

Ground Penetrating Radar; Snow depth; Snow stratigraphy; Snow water equivalent

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958793796     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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