Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5879-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5879-2021
Research article
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11 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2021

Changes in glacial lakes in the Poiqu River basin in the central Himalayas

Pengcheng Su, Jingjing Liu, Yong Li, Wei Liu, Yang Wang, Chun Ma, and Qimin Li

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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.