Evaluating the variability of glacial lakes in the Kyrgyz and Teskey ranges, Tien Shan

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Daiyrov, Mirlan, Kattel, Dambaru Ballab, Narama, Chiyuki, Wang, Weicai
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Glacial Lake; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.850146; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.850146/full

The northern Tien Shan Mountains are one of the most hazardous areas in Kyrgyzstan due to frequent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The current status of glacial lakes in this region has not been reported in recent years. Therefore, this study investigates the variations of glacial lakes in the...