NDLI: A geospatial analysis of Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath glacial lakes in the Chandra Basin, Western Himalaya

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Author	Patel, Lavkush Kumar Sharma, Parmanand Laluraj, C. M. Thamban, Meloth Singh, Ajit Ravindra, Rasik
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Geospatial studies carried out in two major proglacial lakes of Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath (Chandra Basin, Western Himalaya) showed substantial expansion in their area and volume over the last four decades (1971–2014). The linear and areal expansions for the lakes Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath were 1889, 1509 m and 1, 0.6 km$^{2}$, respectively. The results show that increased melting of the feeder glaciers over this period is major contributor to expand the volumes approximately 20 times of both the lakes Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath. This expansion of lakes volume of Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath from 3.4 × 10$^{6}$ to 67.7 × 10$^{6}$ and 1.5 × 10$^{6}$ to 27.5 × 10$^{6}$ m$^{3}$, respectively, is quite significance in terms of hazards generated from glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF). This kind of climate change induced increase in the rate of glacial melting is a cause of concern, as the Himalaya Mountains may turn out to be vulnerable to natural hazards like GLOF.
Starting Page	1275
Ending Page	1290
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0921030X
Journal	Natural Hazards
Volume Number	86
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15730840
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2017-01-10
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Geospatial techniques Proglacial lakes Glacial lake outburst floods Chandra Basin Himalaya Natural Hazards Hydrogeology Geophysics/Geodesy Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Civil Engineering Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science Water Science and Technology

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