Shrinkage of Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak Glaciers, India, from 1936 to 2013

We have compiled and analysed available records and data on the shrinkage of Satopanth (SPG) and Bhagirath Kharak (BKG) Glaciers, Uttarakhand, India, during the period 1936–2013. We estimate the mean retreat rates of the snouts of SPG and BKG for this period at 9.7±0.8m a–1 and 7.0±0.6m a–1 respecti...

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Published in:	Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors:	H.C. Nainwal, Argha Banerjee, R. Shankar, Prabhat Semwal, Tushar Sharma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2016-01-01
Subjects:	climate change debris-covered glaciers glacier fluctuations
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S026030550000015X/type/journal_article