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Original Articles

Remote sensing based hazard assessment of glacial lakes: a case study in Zanskar basin, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Pages 339-347 | Received 10 May 2010, Accepted 04 Aug 2010, Published online: 20 Nov 2010

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