Debris-covered glaciers and rock glaciers in the Nanga Parbat Himalaya, Pakistan

Auteurs :
SHRODER, J.F.
BISHOP, M.P.
COPLAND, L.
SLOAN, V.F.

Description :
The origin and mobilization of the extensive debris cover associated with the glaciers of the Nanga Parbat Himalaya is complex. The AA. propose a mechanism by which glaciers can form rock glaciers through inefficiency of sediment transfer from glacier ice to meltwater. They document with maps, satellite images, and field observations the probable evolution of part of a slow and inefficient glacier into a rock glacier at the margins of Sachen Glacier in c. 50 years, as well as several other examples that formed in a longer period of time.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2000, vol. 82, n°. 1, p. 17-31, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 31 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi