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Changes in Imja Tsho in the Mount Everest region of Nepal
M. A. Somos-Valenzuela
Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
D. C. McKinney
Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
D. R. Rounce
Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
A. C. Byers
The Mountain Institute, Washington DC, USA
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