Volume calculation and analysis of the changes in moraine-dammed lakes in the north Himalaya: A case study of Longbasaba lake

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 210, 2012, Pages 753-760

  Yao, Xiaojun ^a,b   Liu, Shiyin ^a   Sun, Meiping ^a   Wei, Junfeng ^a   Guo, Wanqin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences ^*  (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTER; FLOOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL LAKE; LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MORAINE; OUTBURST; PEAK DISCHARGE; REMOTE SENSING; TERRA (SATELLITE); TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84865611930     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J048     Document Type: Article

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