Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data
Thinning rates for the debris-covered Gangotri Glacier and its tributary glaciers during the period 1968–2014, length variation and area vacated at the snout from 1965 to 2015, and seasonal variation of ice-surface velocity for the last two decades have been investigated in this study. It was found...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:129163 2024-09-09T19:49:06+00:00 Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data Bhattacharya, Atanu Bolch, Tobias Mukherjee, Kriti Pieczonka, Tino Kropáček, Jan Buchroithner, Manfred F 2016 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/129163/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/129163/1/2016_BhattaAl16_JoG_ChaGangotriGlac1965-2015.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-129163 https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.96 eng eng International Glaciological Society https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/129163/1/2016_BhattaAl16_JoG_ChaGangotriGlac1965-2015.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-129163 doi:10.1017/jog.2016.96 urn:issn:0022-1430 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Bhattacharya, Atanu; Bolch, Tobias; Mukherjee, Kriti; Pieczonka, Tino; Kropáček, Jan; Buchroithner, Manfred F (2016). Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data. Journal of Glaciology, 62(236):1115-1133. Institute of Geography 910 Geography & travel Journal Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-12916310.1017/jog.2016.96 2024-08-21T00:19:55Z Thinning rates for the debris-covered Gangotri Glacier and its tributary glaciers during the period 1968–2014, length variation and area vacated at the snout from 1965 to 2015, and seasonal variation of ice-surface velocity for the last two decades have been investigated in this study. It was found that the mass loss of Gangotri and its tributary glaciers was slightly less than those reported for other debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayan regions. The average velocity during 2006–14 decreased by ∼6.7% as compared with that during 1993–2006. The debris-covered area of the main trunk of Gangotri Glacier increased significantly from 1965 until 2015 with the maximum rate of increase (0.8 ± 0.2 km2 a−1) during 2006–15. The retreat (∼9.0 ± 3.5 m a−1) was less in recent years (2006– 2015) but the down-wasting (0.34 ± 0.2 m a−1) in the same period (2006–2014) was higher than that (0.20 ± 0.1 m a−1) during 1968–2006. The study reinforced the established fact that the glacier length change is a delayed response to climate change and, in addition, is affected by debris cover, whereas glacier mass balance is a more direct and immediate response. Therefore, it is recommended to study the glacier mass balance and not only the glacier extent, to conclude about a glacier’s response to climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive |
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Thinning rates for the debris-covered Gangotri Glacier and its tributary glaciers during the period 1968–2014, length variation and area vacated at the snout from 1965 to 2015, and seasonal variation of ice-surface velocity for the last two decades have been investigated in this study. It was found that the mass loss of Gangotri and its tributary glaciers was slightly less than those reported for other debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayan regions. The average velocity during 2006–14 decreased by ∼6.7% as compared with that during 1993–2006. The debris-covered area of the main trunk of Gangotri Glacier increased significantly from 1965 until 2015 with the maximum rate of increase (0.8 ± 0.2 km2 a−1) during 2006–15. The retreat (∼9.0 ± 3.5 m a−1) was less in recent years (2006– 2015) but the down-wasting (0.34 ± 0.2 m a−1) in the same period (2006–2014) was higher than that (0.20 ± 0.1 m a−1) during 1968–2006. The study reinforced the established fact that the glacier length change is a delayed response to climate change and, in addition, is affected by debris cover, whereas glacier mass balance is a more direct and immediate response. Therefore, it is recommended to study the glacier mass balance and not only the glacier extent, to conclude about a glacier’s response to climate change. |
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Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data |
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Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data |
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Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data |
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Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data |
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Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data |
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Bhattacharya, Atanu; Bolch, Tobias; Mukherjee, Kriti; Pieczonka, Tino; Kropáček, Jan; Buchroithner, Manfred F (2016). Overall recession and mass budget of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2015 using remote sensing data. Journal of Glaciology, 62(236):1115-1133. |
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