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Geochemical characterization of supraglacial debris via in situ and optical remote sensing methods: a case study in Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2012 Surface glacier debris samples and field spectra were collected from the ablation zones of Nepal Himalaya Ngozumpa and Khumbu glaciers in November and December 2009.
K. A. Casey, A. Kääb, D. I. Benn
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Journal of Glaciology, 2021 Rock debris covers ~30% of glacier ablation areas in the Central Himalaya and modifies the impact of atmospheric conditions on mass balance. The thermal properties of supraglacial debris are diurnally variable but remain poorly constrained for monsoon ...
Ann V. Rowan +10 more
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Understanding Complex Debris-Covered Glaciers: Concepts, Issues, and Research Directions
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Understanding the climate-glacier dynamics of debris-covered glaciers is notoriously difficult given a multitude of controlling factors and feedback mechanisms involving climate forcing, debris-load properties, supraglacial water bodies, and multi-scale ...
Da Huo +2 more
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Modelling steady states and the transient response of debris-covered glaciers [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2021 Debris-covered glaciers are commonly found in alpine landscapes of high relief and play an increasingly important role in a warming climate. As a result of the insulating effect of supraglacial debris, their response to changes in climate is less direct ...
J. C. Ferguson, A. Vieli
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Modelling debris transport within glaciers by advection in a full-Stokes ice flow model [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2018 Glaciers with extensive surface debris cover respond differently to climate forcing than those without supraglacial debris. In order to include debris-covered glaciers in projections of glaciogenic runoff and sea level rise and to understand the ...
A. Wirbel, A. H. Jarosch, L. Nicholson
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Remote Sensing, 2022 High-mountain glaciers can be covered with varying degrees of debris. Debris over glaciers (supraglacial debris) significantly alter glacier melt, velocity, ice geometry, and, thus, the overall response of glaciers towards climate change. The accumulated
Saurabh Kaushik +4 more
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Sub-seasonal variability of supraglacial ice cliff melt rates and associated processes from time-lapse photogrammetry [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2022 Melt from supraglacial ice cliffs is an important contributor to the mass loss of debris-covered glaciers. However, ice cliff contribution is difficult to quantify as they are highly dynamic features, and the paucity of observations of melt rates and ...
M. Kneib +13 more
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Controls on the relative melt rates of debris-covered glacier surfaces
Environmental Research Letters, 2022 Supraglacial debris covers 7% of mountain glacier area globally and generally reduces glacier surface melt. Enhanced energy absorption at ice cliffs and supraglacial ponds scattered across the debris surface leads these features to contribute ...
E S Miles +4 more
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Journal of Glaciology, 2023 Supraglacial debris cover regulates the melt rates of many glaciers in mountainous regions around the world, thereby modifying the availability and quality of downstream water resources.
Rosie R. Bisset +7 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 Supraglacial debris cover greatly influences glacier dynamics. The present study combines field and remote sensing observations acquired between 2000 and 2020 to understand debris characteristics, area and terminus changes, surface velocity, and mass ...
Purushottam Kumar Garg +5 more
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