Changes in Glaciers and Glacial Lakes and the Identification of Dangerous Glacial Lakes in the Pumqu River Basin, Xizang (Tibet)
Latest satellite images have been utilized to update the inventories of glaciers and glacial lakes in the Pumqu river basin, Xizang (Tibet), in the study. Compared to the inventories in 1970s, the areas of glaciers are reduced by 19.05% while the areas of glacial lakes are increased by 26.76%. The m...
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Advances in Meteorology |
| Online Zugang: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/903709 |