Spatial patterns in glacier characteristics and area changes from 1962 to 2006 in the Kanchenjunga–Sikkim area, eastern Himalaya

This study investigates spatial patterns in glacier characteristics and area changes at decadal scales in the eastern Himalaya – Nepal (Arun and Tamor basins), India (Teesta basin in Sikkim) and parts of China and Bhutan – based on various satellite imagery: Corona KH4 imagery, Landsat 7 Enhanced Th...

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Main Authors: A. E. Racoviteanu, Y. Arnaud, M. W. Williams, W. F. Manley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-03-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/505/2015/tc-9-505-2015.pdf