Influence of debris cover on terminus retreat and mass changes of Chorabari Glacier, Garhwal region, central Himalaya, India

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 217, 2013, Pages 961-971

  Dobhal, D P ^a   Mehta, Manish ^a   Srivastava, Deepak ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MAPPING;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84891437838     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG12J180     Document Type: Article

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