Aerial photographs of glaciers in the Nepal Himalayas obtained during the Glaciological Expedition in Nepal (GEN) at 1978a #3.

Glaciological and meteorological observations on the glaciers and climates in the Nepal Himalaya were carried out as the "Glaciological Expedition of Nepal (GEN)" in 1973, 74, 75, 76 and 78, with the permission and cooperation of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, under the leadership of Keiji Higuchi (Higuchi, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980). These flight photographs collection are taken in 1978 a (27 Apr. 1978) flight.

1973、1974、1975、1976及1978年，在尼泊尔国王陛下政府的许可与协作下，由樋口敬二（Keiji Higuchi）主导，以“尼泊尔冰川考察队（Glaciological Expedition of Nepal，简称GEN）”的名义，针对尼泊尔喜马拉雅地区的冰川与气候开展了冰川学与气象学观测，相关研究成果发表于Higuchi 1976、1977、1978及1980年的学术文献中。本次数据集收录的航空摄影影像集，均拍摄于1978年4月27日的飞行任务。