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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-349-2011
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-349-2011
Research article
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20 Apr 2011
Research article |  | 20 Apr 2011

Multi-decadal mass loss of glaciers in the Everest area (Nepal Himalaya) derived from stereo imagery

T. Bolch, T. Pieczonka, and D. I. Benn

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