Structure and evolution of the drainage system of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier, and its relationship with patterns of mass loss

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Benn, Douglas I., Thompson, Sarah, Gulley, Jason, Mertes, Jordan, Luckman, Adrian, Nicholson, Lindsey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Level Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2247-2017; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00008641; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00008598/tc-11-2247-2017.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/11/2247/2017/tc-11-2247-2017.pdf

We provide the first synoptic view of the drainage system of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier and its evolution through time, based on speleological exploration and satellite image analysis of Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal. The drainage system has several linked components: (1) a seasonal subglacial dra...