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Research Articles

Glacial lake changes and the identification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes (PDGLs) under warming climate in the Dibang River Basin, Eastern Himalaya, India

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Pages 17659-17685 | Received 30 May 2021, Accepted 04 Oct 2022, Published online: 03 Nov 2022

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