Multi-decadal mass loss of glaciers in the Everest area (Nepal Himalaya) derived from stereo imagery

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: T. Bolch, T. Pieczonka, D. I. Benn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: geo; envir; Glacial Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-349-2011; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/349/2011/tc-5-349-2011.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/42cc378e2e8043a889abf407cd2e8a49

Mass loss of Himalayan glaciers has wide-ranging consequences such as changing runoff distribution, sea level rise and an increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The assessment of the regional and global impact of glacier changes in the Himalaya is, however, hampered by a lack of ma...