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Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
Research article
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02 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 02 Jan 2024

Assessment of rock glaciers and their water storage in Guokalariju, Tibetan Plateau

Mengzhen Li, Yanmin Yang, Zhaoyu Peng, and Gengnian Liu

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We map a detailed rock glaciers inventory to further explore the regional distribution controlling factors, water storage, and permafrost probability distribution in Guokalariju. Results show that (i) the distribution of rock glaciers is controlled by the complex composition of topo-climate factors, increases in precipitation are conducive to rock glaciers forming at lower altitudes, and (ii) 1.32–3.60 km3 of water is stored in the rock glaciers, or ~ 59 % of the water glaciers presently store.
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