The Glacier Complexes of the Mountain Massifs of the North-West of Inner Asia and their Dynamics
The subject of this paper is the glaciation of the mountain massifs Mongun-Taiga, Tavan-Boghd-Ola, Turgeni- Nuru, and Harhira-Nuru. The glaciation is represented mostly by small forms that sometimes form a single complex of domeshaped peaks. According to the authors, the modern glaciated area of the...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:13595 2023-05-15T18:30:27+02:00 The Glacier Complexes of the Mountain Massifs of the North-West of Inner Asia and their Dynamics Chistyakov , Kirill V. Ganyushkin, Dmitry A. Moskalenko, Igor G. Dullo, Wolf-Christian 2011 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/13595/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/13595/4/215-272-1-PB.pdf http://www.geogr.msu.ru/GESJournal/contents.php?iid=8&menupos=8 https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2011-4-2-4-21 en eng Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University and by the Institute of Geography of RAS https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/13595/4/215-272-1-PB.pdf Chistyakov , K. V., Ganyushkin, D. A., Moskalenko, I. G. and Dullo, W. C. (2011) The Glacier Complexes of the Mountain Massifs of the North-West of Inner Asia and their Dynamics. Open Access Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 4 (2). pp. 4-21. DOI 10.24057/2071-9388-2011-4-2-4-21 <https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2011-4-2-4-21>. doi:10.24057/2071-9388-2011-4-2-4-21 cc_by_4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2011 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2011-4-2-4-21 2023-04-07T15:02:48Z The subject of this paper is the glaciation of the mountain massifs Mongun-Taiga, Tavan-Boghd-Ola, Turgeni- Nuru, and Harhira-Nuru. The glaciation is represented mostly by small forms that sometimes form a single complex of domeshaped peaks. According to the authors, the modern glaciated area of the mountain massifs is 21.2 km2 (Tavan-Boghd-Ola), 20.3 km2 (Mongun-Taiga), 42 km2 (Turgeni- Nuru), and 33.1 km2 (Harhira-Nuru). The area of the glaciers has been shrinking since the mid 1960’s. In 1995–2008, the rate of reduction of the glaciers’ area has grown considerably: valley glaciers were rapidly degrading and splitting; accumulation of morainic material in the lower parts of the glaciers accelerated. Small glaciers transformed into snowfields and rock glaciers. There has been also a degradation of the highest parts of the glaciers and the collapse of the glacial complexes with a single zone of accumulation into isolated from each other glaciers. Reduced snow cover area has led to a rise in the firn line and the disintegration of a common accumulation area of the glacial complex. In the of the Mongun-Taiga massif, in 1995– 2008, the firn line rose by 200–300 m. The reduction of the glaciers significantly lagged behind the change in the position of the accumulation area boundary. In the past two years, there has been a significant recovery of the glaciers that could eventually lead to their slower degradation or stabilization of the glaciers in the study area. Article in Journal/Newspaper taiga OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY 4 2 4 21 |
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The subject of this paper is the glaciation of the mountain massifs Mongun-Taiga, Tavan-Boghd-Ola, Turgeni- Nuru, and Harhira-Nuru. The glaciation is represented mostly by small forms that sometimes form a single complex of domeshaped peaks. According to the authors, the modern glaciated area of the mountain massifs is 21.2 km2 (Tavan-Boghd-Ola), 20.3 km2 (Mongun-Taiga), 42 km2 (Turgeni- Nuru), and 33.1 km2 (Harhira-Nuru). The area of the glaciers has been shrinking since the mid 1960’s. In 1995–2008, the rate of reduction of the glaciers’ area has grown considerably: valley glaciers were rapidly degrading and splitting; accumulation of morainic material in the lower parts of the glaciers accelerated. Small glaciers transformed into snowfields and rock glaciers. There has been also a degradation of the highest parts of the glaciers and the collapse of the glacial complexes with a single zone of accumulation into isolated from each other glaciers. Reduced snow cover area has led to a rise in the firn line and the disintegration of a common accumulation area of the glacial complex. In the of the Mongun-Taiga massif, in 1995– 2008, the firn line rose by 200–300 m. The reduction of the glaciers significantly lagged behind the change in the position of the accumulation area boundary. In the past two years, there has been a significant recovery of the glaciers that could eventually lead to their slower degradation or stabilization of the glaciers in the study area. |
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