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Melting of Major Glaciers in Himalayas: Role of Desert Dust and Anthropogenic Aerosols

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Anup K. Prasad, Hesham M. Elaskary, Ghassem R. Asrar, Menas Kafatos and Ashok Jaswal

Submitted: 24 November 2010 Published: 03 October 2011

DOI: 10.5772/23235

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Planet Earth 2011 - Global Warming Challenges and Opportunities for Policy and Practice

Edited by Elias G. Carayannis

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Written By

Anup K. Prasad, Hesham M. Elaskary, Ghassem R. Asrar, Menas Kafatos and Ashok Jaswal

Submitted: 24 November 2010 Published: 03 October 2011