Stagnation and mass loss on a Himalayan debris-covered glacier: processes, patterns and rates

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Thompson, Sarah, Benn, Douglas I., Mertes, Jordan, Luckman, Adrian
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews.Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews.Bell-Edwards Geographic Data Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Debris-covered glaciers; Glacier hazards; Glacier mass balance; Moraine; Remote sensing; GE Environmental Sciences; Earth-Surface Processes; NDAS; SDG 13 - Climate Action; GE; Svalbard; Dammed Lake; Rapid Lake; glacier; Journal of Glaciology; UNIS; University Centre in Svalbard
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9312; https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.37; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979697055&partnerID=8YFLogxK

This research was supported financially by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), National Geographic Society GRANT #W135-10, The Natural Environmental Research Council and the European Commission FP7-MC-IEF. The ablation areas of debris-covered glaciers typically consist of a complex mosaic of s...