Spatio-temporal change delineation and forecasting of snow/ice-covered areas of Sikkim Himalaya using multispectral and thermal band combinations of landsat imagery

The widespread retreat of snow/ice-covered areas from the past century has given rise to the sea level. The snow/ice-covered area of Sikkim Himalaya is not an exception. Snow-covered areas are disappearing at an alarming rate, which would give rise to water scarcity especially to the population dwel...

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Main Authors: Suresh Chand Rai, Nikita Roy Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021001426