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Hydrological mass balance study of Siachen glacier, East Karakoram
The Himalayan cryosphere system is a major source of freshwater supply for the Indian subcontinent. The rivers originating from the Himalaya are strongly influenced by the behaviour of glaciers depending upon ...
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Avalanche hazard mitigation in east Karakoram mountains
Karakoram mountains range in north-western part of Himalayas is about 500 km in length and hosts some of the world’s highest peaks and longest glaciers. It is characterized by steep slopes and polar climate. S...
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Climate Change and Cryospheric Response Over North-West and Central Himalaya, India
This study summarizes the results of several climate studies conducted using field observed data of winter period over the North-West Himalaya (NWH) and Central Himalaya (CH). It also summarizes the latest con...
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Estimation of Net Radiation Flux of Antarctic Ice Sheet in East Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, During Clear Sky Days Using Remote Sensing and Meteorological Data
In the present paper, incoming shortwave radiation flux, net shortwave radiation flux, net longwave radiation flux, and net radiation flux have been estimated at 1-km spatial scale for the ice sheet in East Dr...
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Winter Climate and Snow Cover Variability Over North-West Himalaya
The impact of climate change over Indian Himalaya has received a great deal of attention worldwide. The present study focuses the recent winter climate, snow cover and albedo variability over north-west Himala...
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Measurements of net subsurface heat flux in snow and ice media in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
Sub-surface heat flux plays an important role in the energy balance of snow cover, glaciers and ice sheets, and varies with the density of snow/ice media. In this paper, we report experimental observations of ...