Assessment of rock glaciers and permafrost distribution in Uttarakhand, India

We have compiled an inventory of 1004 rock glaciers for Uttarakhand State, India, using high‐resolution satellite data freely available on Google Earth. The inventory is used to analyze the origin, spatial distribution, geometry and dynamics of rock glaciers using a combination of optical remote sen...

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Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Authors: Prashant Baral, Mohd Anul Haq, Shivaprakash Yaragal
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permafrost
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2008
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:wly:perpro:v:31:y:2020:i:1:p:31-56 2023-05-15T17:57:28+02:00 Assessment of rock glaciers and permafrost distribution in Uttarakhand, India Prashant Baral Mohd Anul Haq Shivaprakash Yaragal https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2008 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2008 article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2008 2020-12-04T13:31:28Z We have compiled an inventory of 1004 rock glaciers for Uttarakhand State, India, using high‐resolution satellite data freely available on Google Earth. The inventory is used to analyze the origin, spatial distribution, geometry and dynamics of rock glaciers using a combination of optical remote sensing techniques with a geographic information system (GIS). Results show that development of rock glaciers in this region depends strongly on high elevation (> 4000 m a.s.l.) and slope aspect. Rock glaciers are more dominant towards the southern quadrant (S, SE, SW) than the northern quadrant (N, NE, NW). A large number (n = 608) of small ( Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 31 1 31 56
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description We have compiled an inventory of 1004 rock glaciers for Uttarakhand State, India, using high‐resolution satellite data freely available on Google Earth. The inventory is used to analyze the origin, spatial distribution, geometry and dynamics of rock glaciers using a combination of optical remote sensing techniques with a geographic information system (GIS). Results show that development of rock glaciers in this region depends strongly on high elevation (> 4000 m a.s.l.) and slope aspect. Rock glaciers are more dominant towards the southern quadrant (S, SE, SW) than the northern quadrant (N, NE, NW). A large number (n = 608) of small (
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