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12 Jan 2022 | Cryosphere

Piloting permafrost research in Humla

Prasant Baral

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Team at Halji (L-R): Jitendra Bajracharya, Prashant Baral, Miriam Jackson, Thinley Tamang, and Khenrap Lama.
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