Estimation of glacier ice thickness using Ground Penetrating Radar in the Himalayan region

Current Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-73

  Singh, S K ^a   Rathore, B P ^a   Bahuguna, I M ^a   Ramnathan, A L ^b   karthic, Ajai ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ablation zone; Glaciers; Ground penetrating radar; Ice thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866437923     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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