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Further Reading
 
Further reading and useful links for the Glacier Monitoring in the Khumbu Himal area in Nepal Case Study:
 
- Benn, Doug: The Ngozumpa Glacier Project, Aug. 2005.

- Glacier and Snow Mapping Information Service - GLASNOWMAP

- Glaciers online

- GLACIORISK

- Global Land Ice Measurements from Space - GLIMS

- GLOF

- Gspurning, Kostka, Sulzer 2004: Applicability of available Geodata in high mountain environmental research – examples from the Khumbu Himal Area (Nepal).

- ICIMOD

- The National Snow & Ice Data Center

- The World Glacier Monitoring Service

- UNEP  
 
 


Monitoring of glaciers in the Himalayas
IntroductionGlaciersInvestigation areaKhumbu's glaciersImja glacier
Exercises
Location of the study area, Khumbu HimalDevelopment of glacial lakes in the Khumbu HimalGlacier retreat at Honku glacier
Links
Eduspace - Software
LEOWorks 3
Eduspace - Download
glacier_worksheet1.zipglacier_worksheet2.zipglacier_worksheet3.zip
 
 
 
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