Changes of glaciers and glacial lakes implying corridor-barrier effects and climate change in the Hengduan Shan, southeastern Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: WANG, XIN, CHAI, KAIGUO, LIU, SHIYIN, WEI, JUNFENG, JIANG, ZONGLI, LIU, QIONGHUAN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Glacial Lake; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.14; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143017000144

ABSTRACT Changes of glaciers and glacial lakes and their causes were examined in the Hengduan Shan from 1990 to 2014, based on Landsat TM/ETM+/OLI images. A total glacier area of 1298.8 ± 62.1 km 2 and glacial lake area of 255.8 ± 31.6 km were inventoried in 2014. The area of glaciers declined at an...