Brief communication: The Khurdopin glacier surge revisited – extreme flow velocities and formation of a dammed lake in 2017
Glacier surges occur regularly in the Karakoram, but the driving mechanisms, their frequency and its relation to a changing climate remain unclear. In this study, we use digital elevation models and Landsat imagery in combination with high-resolution imagery from the Planet satellite constellati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/95/2018/tc-12-95-2018.pdf |