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Major ion chemistry and weathering control in a high altitude basin: Alaknanda River, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Chimie des éléments majeurs et érosion dans un bassin de haute montagne (Alaknanda, Garhwal Himalaya, Inde)

ABHAY KUMAR SINGH Himalyan Glacier Project, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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SYED I. HASNAIN Himalyan Glacier Project, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
Pages 825-843 | Received 12 Aug 1997, Accepted 05 Feb 1998, Published online: 25 Dec 2009

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