Note on the Morphology of Baspa Glacier, Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract Baspa Glacier occupies an area of about 35 km 2 in the south-eastern part of Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, and it is the source of the Baspa River, a major tributary of the Sutlej. It is a longitudinal valley-type glacier with a large cirque area. The field evidence indicates that the...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Bassi, U. K., Chopra, S., Tewari, A. P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1981
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011357
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000011357 2024-03-03T08:46:06+00:00 Note on the Morphology of Baspa Glacier, Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India Bassi, U. K. Chopra, S. Tewari, A. P. 1981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011357 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011357 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 27, issue 95, page 185-189 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1981 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011357 2024-02-08T08:40:37Z Abstract Baspa Glacier occupies an area of about 35 km 2 in the south-eastern part of Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, and it is the source of the Baspa River, a major tributary of the Sutlej. It is a longitudinal valley-type glacier with a large cirque area. The field evidence indicates that the glacier has retreated considerably in the recent past. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 27 95 185 189
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Note on the Morphology of Baspa Glacier, Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India
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description Abstract Baspa Glacier occupies an area of about 35 km 2 in the south-eastern part of Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, and it is the source of the Baspa River, a major tributary of the Sutlej. It is a longitudinal valley-type glacier with a large cirque area. The field evidence indicates that the glacier has retreated considerably in the recent past.
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