Ice ablation and meteorological conditions on the debris-covered area of Baltoro glacier, Karakoram, Pakistan
During the recent Italian expedition ‘K2 2004 – 50 years later’ (June–July 2004) on Baltoro glacier, Karakoram, Pakistan, glaciological field experiments were carried out on the debris-covered area of this high-elevation glacier. The aim was to investigate the ice ablation and its relations with debris thermal properties and meteorological conditions. Ablation measurements along the glacier up to about 5000m and within a dedicated test field were combined with meteorological data from two automatic weather stations located at Urdukas (4022ma.s.l.) and at K2 Base Camp (5033ma.s.l.). In addition, temperature measurements of the debris cover at different depth levels along the glacier
allowed the calculation of debris surface temperature and of the debris thermal resistance (R). Using the air temperature, the local mean lapse rate (0.00758 K/m) and the measured ablation, the degree-day factors (K) at different locations on the glacier were calculated. The ice ablation rates were related to debris thickness and elevation. They are typically on the order of 4cm/ day during the observation period.
However, it was found that the surface topography (slope, aspect) has an influence on the total ablation similar to that of the debris thickness. Thermal resistance of the debris cover and its distribution over the glacier were estimated. Finally, a best-guess estimate of the total meltwater production was calculated from available climate data.
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Claudia Mihalcea (University of Milan) - Christoph Mayer (Commission for Glaciology, Bavarian Academy of Sciences) - Guglielmina Diolaiuti (University of Milan) (2006) . Ice ablation and meteorological conditions on the debris-covered area of Baltoro glacier, Karakoram, Pakistan. https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/676f38ea-5f63-41e0-918d-5bc259a96b51 |
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“Ice ablation and meteorological conditions on the debris-covered area of Baltoro glacier, Karakoram, Pakistan”
Authors: Mihalcea, Claudia; Mayer, Christoph; Diolaiuti, Guglielmina; Lambrecht, Astrid; Smiraglia, Claudio; Tartari, Gianni
Source: Annals of Glaciology, Volume 43, Number 1, September 2006 , pp. 292-300(9)
Publisher: International Glaciological Society
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