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DOI: 10.5194/tc-11-2247-2017
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85029794101
论文题名:
Structure and evolution of the drainage system of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier, and its relationship with patterns of mass loss
作者: Benn D; , Thompson S; , Gulley J; , Mertes J; , Luckman A; , Nicholson L
刊名: Cryosphere
ISSN: 19940416
出版年: 2017
卷: 11, 期:5
起始页码: 2247
结束页码: 2264
语种: 英语
英文关键词: ablation ; drainage ; exploration ; glacial debris ; glacial hydrology ; glacier mass balance ; image analysis ; meltwater ; moraine ; satellite imagery ; Himalayas ; Nepal ; Ngozumpa Glacier ; Sagarmatha [(ADS) Nepal]
英文摘要: We provide the first synoptic view of the drainage system of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier and its evolution through time, based on speleological exploration and satellite image analysis of Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal. The drainage system has several linked components: (1) a seasonal subglacial drainage system below the upper ablation zone; (2) supraglacial channels, allowing efficient meltwater transport across parts of the upper ablation zone; (3) sub-marginal channels, allowing long-distance transport of meltwater; (4) perched ponds, which intermittently store meltwater prior to evacuation via the englacial drainage system; (5) englacial cut-And-closure conduits, which may undergo repeated cycles of abandonment and reactivation; and (6) a "base-level" lake system (Spillway Lake) dammed behind the terminal moraine. The distribution and relative importance of these elements has evolved through time, in response to sustained negative mass balance. The area occupied by perched ponds has expanded upglacier at the expense of supraglacial channels, and Spillway Lake has grown as more of the glacier surface ablates to base level. Subsurface processes play a governing role in creating, maintaining, and shutting down exposures of ice at the glacier surface, with a major impact on spatial patterns and rates of surface mass loss. Comparison of our results with observations on other glaciers indicate that englacial drainage systems play a key role in the response of debris-covered glaciers to sustained periods of negative mass balance.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/75498
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作者单位: School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St.Andrews, St.Andrews, United Kingdom; Department of Geography, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom; School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States; Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI, United States; Institute for Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

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Benn D,, Thompson S,, Gulley J,et al. Structure and evolution of the drainage system of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier, and its relationship with patterns of mass loss[J]. Cryosphere,2017-01-01,11(5)
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