The First Inventory of Rock Glaciers in the Zhetysu Alatau: The Aksu and Lepsy River Basins

The First Inventory of Rock Glaciers in the Zhetysu Alatau: The Aksu and Lepsy River Basins

While rock glaciers (RGs) are widespread in the Zhetysu Alatau mountain range of Tien Shan (Kazakhstan), they have not yet been systematically investigated. In this study, we present the first rock glacier inventory of this region containing 256 rock glaciers with quantitative information about thei...

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Main Authors: Azamat Kaldybayev, Nurmakhambet Sydyk, Alena Yelisseyeva, Aibek Merekeyev, Serik Nurakynov, Kanat Zulpykharov, Gulnura Issanova, Yaning Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
rock glacier
inventory
Tien Shan
InSAR
Zhetysu (Dzhungar) Alatau
permafrost
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/1/197

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