Mass-balance observation, reconstruction and sensitivity of Stok glacier, Ladakh region, India, between 1978 and 2019

We present the first-ever mass-balance (MB) observation (2014–19), reconstruction (between 1978 and 2019) and sensitivity of debris-free Stok glacier (33.98°N, 77.45°E), Ladakh Region, India. In-situ MB was negative throughout the study period except in 2018/19 when the glacier witnessed a balanced...

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Main Authors: Mohd Soheb, Alagappan Ramanathan, Thupstan Angchuk, Arindan Mandal, Naveen Kumar, Sonam Lotus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143020000349/type/journal_article