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Original Articles

Glacier and glacial lake classification for change detection studies using satellite data: a case study from Baspa basin, western Himalaya

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Pages 391-414 | Received 09 Aug 2017, Accepted 19 Oct 2017, Published online: 29 Nov 2017

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