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Ablation On Barpu Glacier, Karakoram Himalaya, Pakistan A Study Of Melt Processes On A Faceted, Debris-Covered Ice Surface, Mohammad Inamullah Khan
Ablation On Barpu Glacier, Karakoram Himalaya, Pakistan A Study Of Melt Processes On A Faceted, Debris-Covered Ice Surface, Mohammad Inamullah Khan
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Some Hydrologic Aspects Of Snowmelt Runoff Under Summer Conditions, In The Barpu Glacier Basin, Central Karakoram, Himalaya, Northern Pakistan, Ali Ghazanfar
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Snow and ice in high mountains represent and important water resource in many parts of the world, especially the dry continental interior of Central Asia. In the Northern Areas of Pakistan, mountain ranges are the primary sources of annually renewed water supplies. They give rise to rivers which are the only significant, sustainable source of fresh water. The Indus basin is drained by the river Indus and its major tributaries, the Kabul, Jhelum, Chanab, Ravi and Sutlej. Snowmelt contributes about 70 percent to the annual flow of these rivers, but is not timed to meet the requirements for crop production, …