Regional representation of glaciers in Chandra Basin region,western Himalaya,India |
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| Authors: | Pratima Pandey S Nawaz Ali AL Ramanathan PK Champati ray G Venkataraman |
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| Institution: | 1. Geosciences and Geohazards Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India;2. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences, Lucknow, India;3. School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India;4. Centre of Studies in Resource Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, India |
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| Abstract: | Hamtah and Chhota Shigri are two nearby, well monitored glaciers of western Himalaya, lying in the same climatic zone and driven by the same climatic conditions. In this study, topographical characteristics of both the glacier have been explored to understand the role of topography in controlling the glacier response. Further, their topographical characteristics and possible response towards climatic variations have been compared with each other and also with that of the other glaciers in the basin to find out the suitability of these two glaciers to be considered as representative of the region. Multi sensor and multi temporal remote sensing data have been used to carry out to fulfill the objectives. It is found that being in the same climatic zone, the mean accumulation area ratio of Chhota Shigri is 54% and Hamtah is 11% between 1980 and 2014. In comparison to Hamtah, Chhota Shigri glacier has a small upslope area, low compactness ratio indicating the ability of the glacier to receive direct precipitation and solar radiation. The analysis revealed that the Chhota Shigri glacier has a closer resemblance with the other glaciers in the region than Hamtah glacier. Also, the topographical settings of Chhota Shigri glacier are suitable for recording and reflecting year-to-year climatic variations. |
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| Keywords: | Himalaya Glacier Regional representation Topography Remote sensing |
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