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

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 b (18 Oct. 1978) flight.1973、1974、1975、1976及1978年，由樋口敬二（Keiji Higuchi）牵头的团队以“尼泊尔冰川考察队（Glaciological Expedition of Nepal, GEN）”的名义，在尼泊尔国王陛下政府的许可与配合下，于尼泊尔喜马拉雅地区开展了针对冰川与气候的冰川学及气象学实地观测，相关研究成果详见樋口敬二（Keiji Higuchi）1976、1977、1978及1980年发表的文献。本次收集的航空摄影照片集均拍摄于1978年b（1978年10月18日）的飞行任务中。