Distribution and interannual variability of supraglacial lakes on debris-covered glaciers in the Khan Tengri-Tumor Mountains, Central Asia

Distribution and interannual variability of supraglacial lakes on debris-covered glaciers in the Khan Tengri-Tumor Mountains, Central Asia

Supraglacial lakes are widely formed on debris-covered glaciers in the Khan Tengri-Tumor Mountains (KTTM), Tianshan, Central Asia. Study of their distribution characters based on regional-wide remote sensing investigations is still lacking, but it can promote our understanding about the influence of...

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Main Authors: Liu Qiao, Christoph Mayer, Shiyin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
remote sensing
supraglacial lake
Glaciology
debris-covered glacier
Khan Tengri-Tumor Tianshan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/1/014014

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/1/014014

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