An Active Rock Glacier, Wavbal Pass, Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya, India
Abstract A currently active rock glacier with a snout elevation of 4055 m was observed in the Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya. Its formation is ascribed to stagnation of the terminal area of a true glacier.
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1981
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011394 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011394 |
| Summary: | Abstract A currently active rock glacier with a snout elevation of 4055 m was observed in the Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya. Its formation is ascribed to stagnation of the terminal area of a true glacier. |
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