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Research article
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01 Jul 2022
Research article |
| 01 Jul 2022
| 01 Jul 2022
Land- to lake-terminating transition triggers dynamic thinning of a Bhutanese glacier
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan
Koji Fujita
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan
Hiroshi Inoue
Multi-hazard Risk Assessment Research Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster
Resilience (NIED), Tsukuba, Japan
Akiko Sakai
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan
Karma
Cryosphere Service Division, National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), Thimphu, Bhutan
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- The Expanding of Proglacial Lake Amplified the Frontal Ablation of Jiongpu Co Glacier since 1985 X. Zhao et al.
- Modeling the impacts of climate trends and lake formation on the retreat of a tropical Andean glacier (1962–2020) T. Shutkin et al.
- Mass balance of lake terminating Gepang Gath glacier (western Himalaya, India) and the role of glacier–lake interactions B. Pratap et al.
- Sub-regional variability in the influence of ice-contact lakes on Himalayan glaciers A. Scoffield et al.
- Spatially resolved glacial meltwater retainment in glacial lakes exerts increasing impacts in High Mountain Asia X. Wang et al.
- Effects of topography on dynamics and mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in southern Patagonia M. Minowa et al.
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology for Glaciology Research in the Third Pole C. Zhao et al.
- Spatiotemporally Heterogeneous Impact of Proglacial Lake on Himalayan Glacier Dynamics Revealed by Multisource Remote Sensing X. Li et al.
- Glacier retreat and lake outburst floods in the central Himalayan region from 2000 to 2022 A. Banerjee et al.
- An 85-year record of glacier change and refined projections for Kennicott and Root Glaciers, Alaska A. Wells et al.
- Contrasting Changes of Debris-Free Glacier and Debris-Covered Glacier in Southeastern Tibetan Plateau C. Zhao et al.
- A watery ice sheet demise: Formation and drainage of ice-dammed lakes in southern Norway during the Early Holocene F. Høgaas et al.
- Triggering mechanisms of dynamic mass loss at a freshwater-calving glacier in southern Patagonia M. Minowa et al.
- Ice-marginal proglacial lakes enhance outlet glacier velocities across Greenland C. Harpur et al.
- Contrasting Dynamic Behaviour of Five Lake-terminating Glaciers Draining the Vatnajökull Ice Cap and Links to Bedrock Topography N. Baurley et al.
- Understanding the Future Dynamics of Kashang Glacial Lake in Indian Himalaya: Remote Sensing and Modeling-Based Hazard Assessment R. Kumar et al.
- Dynamic Evolution Modeling of a Lake-Terminating Glacier in the Western Himalayas Using a Two-Dimensional Higher-Order Flowline Model Z. Yan et al.
- Ice-flow adjustments during the transition from land- to lake-terminating status of Jiagai Glacier, Eastern Himalaya Y. Luo et al.
- Assessing the dynamic changes and the effect of buoyancy of lake-terminating Yanong Glacier in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau with UAV surveys K. Wu et al.
- Multidisciplinary perspectives in understanding Himalayan glacial lakes in a climate challenged world N. Khadka et al.
- Modelling seasonal fluctuations and aspect characteristics of ice-cliff melt on the debris-covered Trakarding Glacier, Rolwaling Valley, Nepal Himalaya Y. Sato et al.
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Short summary
We investigate fluctuations in Bhutanese lake-terminating glaciers focusing on the dynamics change before and after proglacial lake formation at Thorthormi Glacier (TG) based on photogrammetry, satellite, and GPS surveys. The thinning rate of TG became double compared to before proglacial lake formation, and the flow velocity has also sped up considerably. Those changes would be due to the reduction in longitudinal ice compression by the detachment of the glacier terminus from the end moraine.
We investigate fluctuations in Bhutanese lake-terminating glaciers focusing on the dynamics...
