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Changes in glacial lakes in the Poiqu River basin in the central Himalayas
Pengcheng Su
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Jingjing Liu
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Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Wei Liu
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Yang Wang
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Chun Ma
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Qimin Li
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Xia Fei Tian, Yong Li, and Quan Yan Tian
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2020-131, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2020-131, 2020
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81 tributaries and 908 landslides are taken, this paper firstly reveals the spatial distribution of landslides. The relationship between hypsometric curve integral and landslides shows that the landslides number increases exponentially with hypsometric curve integral and the landslides area is concentrated in hypsometric curve integral between 0.5 and 0.6, it means that sufficient material for debris flows can be provided, which explains the reason that JJG has the debris flow of high frequency.
Xia Fei Tian, Yong Li, Quan Yan Tian, and Feng Huan Su
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2019-90, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2019-90, 2019
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The relationship between geomorphic evolution and landslides distribution can reveal the landslides distribution characteristics of tributaries, 81 tributaries and 908 landslides are taken, it is found that the LD increases exponentially with EI and the LAp is concentrated in EI between 0.5 and 0.6, it means that sufficient material for debris flows can be provided, which explains the reason that JJG has the debris flow of high frequency.
J.-J. Liu, Z.-L. Cheng, and Y. Li
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 3065–3075, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-3065-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-3065-2014, 2014
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Short summary
We identified ± 150 glacial lakes in the Poiqu River basin (central Himalayas), and we explore the changes in five lakes over the last few decades based on remote sensing images, field surveys, and satellite photos. We reconstruct the lake basin topography, calculate the water capacity, and propose a water balance equation (WBE) to explain glacial lake evolution in response to local weather conditions. The WBE also provides a framework for the water balance in rivers from glacierized sources.
We identified ± 150 glacial lakes in the Poiqu River basin (central Himalayas), and we explore...
