Brief communication: The Khurdopin glacier surge revisited – extreme flow velocities and formation of a dammed lake in 2017

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J. F. Steiner, P. D. A. Kraaijenbrink, S. G. Jiduc, W. W. Immerzeel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Dammed Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-95-2018; https://doaj.org/article/209907f9f17a498598f6daeb0830548e

Glacier surges occur regularly in the Karakoram, but the driving mechanisms, their frequency and its relation to a changing climate remain unclear. In this study, we use digital elevation models and Landsat imagery in combination with high-resolution imagery from the Planet satellite constellation t...