Four years of mass balance on Chhota Shigri Glacier, Himachal Pradesh, India, a new benchmark glacier in the western Himalaya

Wagnon, Patrick; Linda, Anurag; Arnaud, Yves; Kumar, Rajesh; Sharma, Parmanand; Vincent, Christian; George Pottakkal, Jose; Berthier, Étienne; Ramanathan, AL.; Iqbal Hasnain, Syed; Chevallier, Pierre

doi:10.3189/002214307784409306

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Four years of mass balance on Chhota Shigri Glacier, Himachal Pradesh, India, a new benchmark glacier in the western Himalaya

Published in Journal of Glaciology • Jan 1, 2007

Authors:

Patrick Wagnon

Anurag Linda

Yves Arnaud

Abstract

Little is known about the Himalayan glaciers, although they are of particular interest in terms of future water supply, regional climate change and sea-level rise. In 2002, a long-term monitoring programme was started on Chhota Shigri Glacier (32.2° N, 77.5° E; 15.7 km 2 , 6263–4050 ma.s.l., 9 km lo...

Subject

Glacier

Westerlies

Glacier mass balance

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