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Spatial variability in melting on Himalayan debris-covered glaciers from 2000 to 2013

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REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
卷 291, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113560

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Glacier thickness change; Debris; Himalaya; Ice cliff; Supraglacial pond

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The aim of this study was to identify possible causes of thickness changes for Himalayan debris-covered glaciers. The results showed that the thickness changes were mainly influenced by debris thicknesses, ice cliffs and supraglacial lakes, with different dominant factors for different regions.
Glaciers covered by debris are widespread in the Himalayas. Debris layer makes the melting process of glaciers complicated, and the correlation between the spatial melt differences of glacier and its surface features is still not clear. The aim of this study was to identify possible causes of thickness changes for Himalayan debris-covered glaciers. Firstly, three high resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets including SRTM DEM, AW3D and TanDEM-X DEM were used to estimate glacier thickness changes from 2000 to 2013. By checking and removing geometric displacements, systematic deviations and elevation-related bias, as well as correction of radar wave penetration depth in the clean glacier areas, reliable thickness change information in this complex glaciated region were provided. Then debris thicknesses on the glaciers were estimated. The surface lowering caused by ice cliffs or supraglacial ponds significantly reduces debris thickness. Finally, some surface features including debris thicknesses, spatial patterns of supraglacial ponds and ice cliffs extracted from high-resolution satellite images in different times, were comprehensively used to evaluate the main drivers of glacier melting differences. Results demonstrate that spatial variability of glacier melting in Himalayas is caused by the combined effects of debris thicknesses, ice cliffs and supraglacial lakes, with different dominant factors for different regions. The thickened glacier region, which mostly appears above 5300 m a.s.l., with minimal debris cover, displayed large patches of thickening and partial serious thinning in the debris-free areas. Although the thick debris layer (> 0.20 m) would slow down the glacier melting at the low-elevations, it leads to the heavy glacier thinning for the regions located 5000-5300 m a.s.l., where there are dense ice cliffs. In some areas with >1 m of average debris thickness, glaciers have thinned slowly because of erosion from the ice cliffs or large supraglacial ponds. Area and number of cliffs have proven to be key factors in controlling regional ablation for debris-covered glaciers, and supraglacial lakes serve as assistance.

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