DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-571-2014
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84897499331
论文题名: Brief communication: On the magnitude and frequency of Khurdopin glacier surge events
作者: Quincey D ; J ; , Luckman A
刊名: Cryosphere
ISSN: 19940416
出版年: 2014
卷: 8, 期: 2 起始页码: 571
结束页码: 574
语种: 英语
英文关键词: displacement
; frequency analysis
; glacier mass balance
; magnitude
; Himalayas
; Hindu Kush
; Karakoram
英文摘要: The return periods of Karakoram glacier surges are poorly quantified. Here, we present evidence of an historic surge of the Khurdopin Glacier that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in 1979. Measured surface displacements reached >5 km aĝ̂'1, two orders of magnitude faster than during quiescence. The Khurdopin Glacier next surged in the late 1990s, equating to a return period of 20 years. Surge evolution in the two events shows remarkable similarity suggesting a common trigger. Surge activity in the Karakoram needs to be better understood if accurate mass balance assessments of Hindu-Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya glaciers are to be made. ©Author(s) 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/74870
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Department of Geography, College of Science, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Quincey D,J,, Luckman A. Brief communication: On the magnitude and frequency of Khurdopin glacier surge events[J]. Cryosphere,2014-01-01,8(2)