Dulung Proglacial Lake, Suru Sub-Basin, Western Himalaya: Evolution, Controls and Impacts on Glacier Stability

Proglacial lakes are continually developing and expanding across the Himalayan glaciered terrain in response to climate change. These lakes are known to destabilize the glaciers by enhancing their frontal ablation, causing higher than average glacier area and mass losses. Thus, to comprehend the dyn...

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Main Authors: Siddhi Garg, Purushottam Kumar Garg, Bisma Yousuf, Aparna Shukla, Uma Kant Shukla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.788359/full