Mapping the vulnerability hotspots over Hindu-Kush Himalaya region to flooding disasters
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Sustainable Mountain Development in the Hindu Kush – Himalaya
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عنوان ژورنال: Weather and Climate Extremes
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2212-0947
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2014.12.001