On the Temperature Distribution of Glaciers in China
Abstract To date, the temperatures of 22 glaciers in China have been measured. It is suggested that the minimum temperature at the base of the active layer in the upper part of the ablation area ( T min ) be used as a characteristic temperature and compared with mean annual air temperature ( T a )....
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s002214300000945x 2024-03-03T08:46:02+00:00 On the Temperature Distribution of Glaciers in China Maohuan, Huang 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300000945x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300000945X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 36, issue 123, page 210-216 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1990 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s002214300000945x 2024-02-08T08:36:15Z Abstract To date, the temperatures of 22 glaciers in China have been measured. It is suggested that the minimum temperature at the base of the active layer in the upper part of the ablation area ( T min ) be used as a characteristic temperature and compared with mean annual air temperature ( T a ). The temperature distribution is discussed for various glaciers. Polar-type glaciers are characterized by low temperatures with T min < −10°C, T min close to T v and a cold base in general; sub-polar-type glaciers with −10°C < T min < −1.0°C, T min higher than T v and a melting base are usually located beneath the middle of the ablation area; and temperate-type glaciers with T min < −1.0°C, certainly higher than T a and a sub-freezing near-surface layer in the ablation area all the year round, because the snow cover is thinner in winter. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 36 123 210 216 |
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Abstract To date, the temperatures of 22 glaciers in China have been measured. It is suggested that the minimum temperature at the base of the active layer in the upper part of the ablation area ( T min ) be used as a characteristic temperature and compared with mean annual air temperature ( T a ). The temperature distribution is discussed for various glaciers. Polar-type glaciers are characterized by low temperatures with T min < −10°C, T min close to T v and a cold base in general; sub-polar-type glaciers with −10°C < T min < −1.0°C, T min higher than T v and a melting base are usually located beneath the middle of the ablation area; and temperate-type glaciers with T min < −1.0°C, certainly higher than T a and a sub-freezing near-surface layer in the ablation area all the year round, because the snow cover is thinner in winter. |
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