Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources /
The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high latitudes. They comprise major stores and sources of fresh water in an otherwise extreme, continental, dry region. As many as 200 million people living downstream, in the valleys of the Indu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
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