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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-591-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-591-2023
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Research article
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08 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 08 Feb 2023
| 08 Feb 2023
Lake volume and potential hazards of moraine-dammed glacial lakes – a case study of Bienong Co, southeastern Tibetan Plateau
Hongyu Duan
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Xiaojun Yao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Yuan Zhang
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Huian Jin
Gansu Forestry Polytechnic, Tianshui, 741020, China
Qi Wang
China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute, Power China, Beijing, 100038, China
Zhishui Du
Northwest Engineering Corporation Limited, Power China, Xi'an, 710065,
China
Jiayu Hu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal
University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
Bin Wang
Xinjiang Transport Planning Survey and Design Institute Company
Limited, Urumqi, 830006, China
Qianxun Wang
Capital Urban Planning and Design Consulting Development Company
Limited, Beijing, 100038, China
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Short summary
We conducted a comprehensive investigation of Bienong Co, a moraine-dammed glacial lake on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau (SETP), to assess its potential hazards. The maximum lake depth is ~181 m, and the lake volume is ~102.3 × 106 m3. Bienong Co is the deepest known glacial lake with the same surface area on the Tibetan Plateau. Ice avalanches may produce glacial lake outburst floods that threaten the downstream area. This study could provide new insight into glacial lakes on the SETP.
We conducted a comprehensive investigation of Bienong Co, a moraine-dammed glacial lake on the...
