Karakoram geodetic glacier mass balances between 2008 and 2016: persistence of the anomaly and influence of a large rock avalanche on Siachen Glacier

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: ETIENNE BERTHIER, FANNY BRUN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: glacier mass balance; glacier surges; mountain glaciers; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Geodetic Glacier; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.32; https://doaj.org/article/015f086c36ff4c2d8b922cc5f38c3036

Karakoram glaciers experienced balanced or slightly positive mass budgets since at least the 1970s. Here, we provide an update on the state of balance of Central and Eastern Karakoram glaciers (12 000 km2) between 2008 and 2016 by differencing DEMs derived from satellite optical images. The mass bud...