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Mapping and inventorying active rock glaciers in the northern Tien Shan of China using satellite SAR interferometry
Xiaowen Wang
Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Department of Surveying and Geo-Informatics,
Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Lin Zhao
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Tonghua Wu
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Zhongqin Li
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Guoxiang Liu
Department of Surveying and Geo-Informatics,
Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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Short summary
Rock glaciers are abundant in high mountains in western China but have been ignored for 20 years. We used a new remote-sensing-based method to map active rock glaciers in the Chinese part of the Tien Shan and compiled an inventory of 261 active rock glaciers and included quantitative information about their locations, geomorphic parameters, and downslope velocities. Our dataset suggests that the lower limit of permafrost there is 2500–2800 m.
Rock glaciers are abundant in high mountains in western China but have been ignored for 20...
