Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Sep 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011georl..3818504q&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 38, Issue 18, CiteID L18504
Mathematics
Logic
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Global Change: Cryospheric Change (0776), Global Change: Earth System Modeling (1225, 4316), Global Change: Regional Climate Change (4321), Global Change: Remote Sensing (1855, 4337)
Scientific paper
We examine the surges of five glaciers in the Pakistan Karakoram using satellite remote sensing to investigate the dynamic nature of surges in this region and how they may be affected by climate. Surface velocity maps derived by feature-tracking quantify the surge development spatially in relation to the terminus position, and temporally with reference to seasonal weather. We find that the season of surge initiation varies, that each surge develops gradually over several years, and that maximum velocities are recorded within the lowermost 10 km of the glacier. Measured peak surge velocities are between one and two orders of magnitude greater than during quiescence. We also note that two of the glaciers are of a type not previously reported to surge. The evidence points towards recent Karakoram surges being controlled by thermal rather than hydrological conditions, coinciding with high-altitude warming from long-term precipitation and accumulation patterns.
Bishop Michael P.
Braun Matthias
Glasser N. F.
Hewitt Kenneth
Luckman Adrian
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