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Detection of Crevasses in Siachen Glacier Using Remote Sensing Satellite Imageries
Snow covered crevasses in the Siachen glacier (Karakoram Range) cause great danger during glacier movement, and the knowledge of their spatial distribution is important for the safe travel. In the present stud...
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Open AccessGeochemical variations due to salinization in groundwater along the southeast coast of India
In recent years, the extraction of groundwater (GW) in coastal aquifers has rendered the fragile aquifers more saline due to the sea water intrusion. Groundwater from the coastal aquifers of the Pudhucherry re...
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Simulation and Analysis of a Snow Avalanche Accident in Lower Western Himalaya, India
In Western Himalaya, an average 49 person die every year due to snow avalanche activities and this death rate is very high as compared to other Asian countries. A snow avalanche accident was observed on 5 Janu...
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Assessment of glacier stored water in Karakoram Himalaya using satellite remote sensing and field investigation
Karakoram Himalaya (KH) has continental climatic conditions and possesses largest concentration of glaciers outside the polar regions. The melt water from these glaciers is a major contributor to the Indus riv...
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Geo-spatial Modeling for Automated Demarcation of Snow Avalanche Hazard Areas Using Landsat-8 Satellite Images and In Situ Data
The aim of this study is to generate a reliable dynamic snow avalanche hazard map using analytical hierarchy process method based on multisource geo-spatial data for the Chowkibal–Tangdhar (C–T) road axis in J...
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Automated Retrieval of Snow/Ice Surface Broadband Albedo in Beas River Basin, India Using Landsat-8 Satellite Images and Validation with Wireless Sensor Network Data
This paper proposed an algorithm for automated retrieval of snow/ice surface albedo using Landsat-8 satellite images and validation with wireless senor network data in Beas River basin, India. Cloud-free Lands...
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Snow cover variability in North-West Himalaya during last decade
Snow is an essential component of the cryosphere and spatio-temporal variability of snow cover over large Himalayan region is important for climate change studies, regional and global energy budget, aquatic cy...
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Automated map** of snow/ice surface temperature using Landsat-8 data in Beas River basin, India, and validation with wireless sensor network data
In this paper, an automated method for retrieval of snow surface temperature (SST) in Beas River Basin, India, using Landsat-8 thermal data is proposed. Digital number (DN) values of thermal data were converte...
