Influence of debris cover and altitude on glacier surface melting: A case study on Dokriani Glacier, central Himalaya, India

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 70, 2015, Pages 9-16

  Pratap, Bhanu ^a   Dobhal, D P ^a   Mehta, Manish ^a   Bhambri, Rakesh ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; Debris covered glaciers; Glacier ablation phenomena

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEBRIS FLOW; GLACIER; ICE; MELTING;

DOKRIANI GLACIER; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84932110567     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2015AoG70A971     Document Type: Article

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