Brief communication: Glaciers in the Hunza catchment (Karakoram) have been nearly in balance since the 1970s

Previous geodetic estimates of mass changes in the Karakoram revealed balanced budgets or a possible slight mass gain since  ∼  2000. Indications of longer-term stability exist but only very few mass budget analyses are available before 2000. Here, based on 1973 Hexagon KH-9,  ∼  2009 ASTER and the...

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Main Authors: T. Bolch, T. Pieczonka, K. Mukherjee, J. Shea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/531/2017/tc-11-531-2017.pdf