Surge dynamics and lake outbursts of Kyagar Glacier, Karakoram

Round, Vanessa; Leinss, Silvan; Huss, Matthias; Haemmig, Christoph; Hajnsek, Irena

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-723-2017

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-723-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-723-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

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21 Mar 2017

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Surge dynamics and lake outbursts of Kyagar Glacier, Karakoram

Vanessa Round, Silvan Leinss, Matthias Huss, Christoph Haemmig, and Irena Hajnsek

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RC1: 'Review of Round et al.', Martin Truffer, 29 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Martin Truffer’s review of “Surge dynamics and lake outbursts of Kyagar Glacier, Karakoram”', Vanessa Round, 22 Dec 2016
RC2: 'Review of Round et al.', Christoph Mayer, 06 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Christoph Mayer's review of "Surge dynamics and lake outbursts of Kyagar Glacier, Karakoram"', Vanessa Round, 04 Jan 2017

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AR by Vanessa Round on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (07 Feb 2017) by Olaf Eisen

AR by Vanessa Round on behalf of the Authors (17 Feb 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Feb 2017) by Olaf Eisen

Short summary

Recent surging of Kyagar Glacier (Karakoram) caused a hazardous ice-dammed lake to form and burst in 2015 and 2016. We use remotely sensed glacier surface velocities and surface elevation to observe dramatic changes in speed and mass distribution during the surge. The surge was hydrologically controlled with rapid summer onset and dramatic termination following lake outburst. Since the surge, the potential outburst hazard has remained high, and continued remote monitoring is crucial.