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Automatic extraction of information in a glacial terrain using remote sensing [1]

Remote sensing plays an important role to discriminate and delineate snow and ice cover in a glacial terrain which are used to estimate the snow melt run-off and also assist in environmental studies. The study area, Manasarovar Lake and the surrounding Himalayan region is the major source of water for Indus and Brahmaputra river system.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Praveen K Thakur [2], Vel Murgan A [3], Aggarwal S P & et al [4]
Hydrology Journal [5]
34
1-2
65-75
Tags:
Glaciers [6], Remote Sensing [7], Himalaya [8], Climate Change [9]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vel-murgan
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change