Mass changes of southern and northern inylchek glacier, Central Tian Shan, kyrgyzstan, during ∼1975 and 2007 derived from remote sensing data

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Shangguan, D. H., Bolch, T., Ding, Y. J., Kröhnert, M., Pieczonka, T., Wetzel, H. U., Liu, S. Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Geodetic Glacier; Nig; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/mass-changes-of-southern-and-northern-inylchek-glacier-central-tian-shan-kyrgyzstan-during-1975-and-2007-derived-from-remote-sensing-data(ff08277e-b200-4444-aefb-5ba18c5ee6c3).html; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-703-2015; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/17371/1/Shangguan_2015_Cryosphere_Masschanges_CC.pdf

Glacier melt is an essential source of freshwater for the arid regions surrounding the Tian Shan. However, the knowledge about glacier volume and mass changes over the last decades is limited. In the present study, glacier area, glacier dynamics and mass changes are investigated for the period ∼1975...