Snow cover variability and trend over the Hindu Kush Himalayan region using MODIS and SRTM data

Desinayak, Nirasindhu; Prasad, Anup K.; El-Askary, Hesham; Kafatos, Menas; Asrar, Ghassem R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-67-2022

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Snow cover variability and trend over the Hindu Kush Himalayan region using MODIS and SRTM data

Nirasindhu Desinayak, Anup K. Prasad, Hesham El-Askary, Menas Kafatos, and Ghassem R. Asrar

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