Inventory of the Himalayan Glaciers: A Contribution to the International Hydrological Programme
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Geological Survey of India
Book: 34Author
Edition
Reprint.
Publisher
Length
vii+588p., Maps; References; Tables; Plates; 29cm.
Subjects
It is well known that about ninety seven percent of world's ice-cover is located in polar areas and thus only three percent is available for the use of humanity in rest of the globe. These reserves are a precious commodity especially for a country like India, where the dependence for irrigation, hydropower, industry and domestic usage is mainly on the Monsoon precipitation. Any depletion in the Monsoon contribution results in our dependence on seasonal snow cover ...
