Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup
Glacier, Nepal

Vincent, Christian; Wagnon, Patrick; Shea, Joseph M.; Immerzeel, Walter W.; Kraaijenbrink, Philip; Shrestha, Dibas; Soruco, Alvaro; Arnaud, Yves; Brun, Fanny; Berthier, Etienne; Sherpa, Sonam Futi

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1845-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1845-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1845-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

Research article

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22 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 22 Aug 2016

Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal

Christian Vincent, Patrick Wagnon, Joseph M. Shea, Walter W. Immerzeel, Philip Kraaijenbrink, Dibas Shrestha, Alvaro Soruco, Yves Arnaud, Fanny Brun, Etienne Berthier, and Sonam Futi Sherpa

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RC1: 'Review of Vncent et al., TCD, Redcued ice melt on debris-covered glaciers', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', C. Vincent, 01 Jul 2016
RC2: 'Review Statement for Manuscript: Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal', Jakob Steiner, 02 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', C. Vincent, 01 Jul 2016
AC3: 'Response to Reviewers', C. Vincent, 01 Jul 2016

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AR by C. Vincent on behalf of the Authors (01 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Jul 2016) by Jon Ove Hagen

AR by C. Vincent on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2016)

Short summary

Approximately 25 % of the glacierized area in the Everest region is covered by debris, yet the surface mass balance of these glaciers has not been measured directly. From terrestrial photogrammetry and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) methods, this study shows that the ablation is strongly reduced by the debris cover. The insulating effect of the debris cover has a larger effect on total mass loss than the enhanced ice ablation due to supraglacial ponds and exposed ice cliffs.