Mass balance of Himalayan glaciers using AAR and ELA methods

Abstract The accumulation area ratio (AAR) for Himalayan glaciers representing zero mass balance is substantially lower than for North America and Europe. Regression analysis suggests 0.44 for the AAR representing zero mass balance in the western Himalaya. A good correlation was observed when this m...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Kulkarni, Anil V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000009631
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000009631