Growth and drainage of supraglacial lakes on debris mantled Ngozumpa Glacier, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

• Main Authors: Benn, Douglas Iain, Wiseman, S, Hands, KA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: CATASTROPHIC DRAINAGE; TASMAN GLACIER; NEW-ZEALAND; TSHO-ROLPA; Dammed Lake; New Zealand; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/growth-and-drainage-of-supraglacial-lakes-on-debris-mantled-ngozumpa-glacier-khumbu-himal-nepal(c0946c7e-a77e-417c-bf55-d5750b415432).html; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035739076&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Ablation of debris-mantled glaciers in Nepal has resulted in the formation of several potentially unstable moraine-dammed lakes, some of which constitute serious hazards. Ngozumpa Glacier, Khumbu Himal, has undergone significant downwasting in recent decades. and is believed to lie close to the thre...