Analysis of glacial meltwater in Bagrot Valley, Karakoram, based on short term ablation and debris cover observations on Hinarche Glacier

People in the Karakoram use discharge from glaciers during summer for irrigation and other purposes. While the glacial meltwater supply during hot and dry periods will vary as a result of climate change, Karakoram glaciers so far have not shown a consistent reaction to climatic change, although climate scenarios indicate severe future impacts in the high-elevation regions of the Himalaya and Karakoram. Field measurements on Hinarche Glacier in Bagrot Valley are combined with remote sensing information and climate observations to investigate the meltwater production of the glacier and estimate the meltwater discharge in the valley. Special emphasis was placed on ice melt beneath supraglacial debris, which is the common process on the glacier tongues in the region. The calculated annual meltwater production of about 135 million m3 for Hinarche Glacier shows the order of magnitude for glacier runoff in such environments. Glacial meltwater production is about 300 million m3 per year for the entire valley under balanced conditions. This analysis serves as a basis for further investigations concerning temporal meltwater variability and potential water usage by the local population.
 
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Christoph Mayer (Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities) - Astrid Lambrecht (Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck) - Claudia Mihalcea (University of Milan) - Marco Belò (University of Milan) - Guglielmina Diolaiuti (University of Milan) - Claudio Smiraglia (University of Milan) - Furrukh Bashir (Pakistan Meteorological Survey) (2011) . Analysis of glacial meltwater in Bagrot Valley, Karakoram, based on short term ablation and debris cover observations on Hinarche Glacier. https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/781776fb-5ee4-490a-83e4-8a2901196ed2
 

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  • Climate change , ice and snow melt , monitoring strategies , water resources , glacierized mountain areas , debris-covered glacier
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  • Pakistan , Karakoram
 
 

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2011-06-10T08:00:00
 

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Smiraglia, C., G. Diolaiuti, C. Mayer, C. Mihalcea & M. Belò, 2009. L’evoluzione dei ghiacciai del Karakorum. Realtà e mito di un collasso annunciato. In: Cassi L. (a cura di), “La “Dimora delle nevi” e le carte ritrovate. Filippo De Filippi e le spedizioni scientifiche italiane in Asia centrale (1909 e 1913-14)”. Memorie Geografiche, 8, Società di Studi Geografici, 311-323.

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Diolaiuti, G., C. Smiraglia, G.P. Verza, R. Chillemi & E. Meraldi, 2009. La rete micro-meteorologica glaciale lombarda: un contributo alla conoscenza dei ghiacciai alpini e delle loro variazioni recenti. In “Clima e Ghiacciai. La crisi delle risorse glaciali in Lombardia” (a cura di C. Smiraglia, G. Morandi e G. Diolaiuti), Regione Lombardia, 69-92.

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Belò, M. & C. Mihalcea, 2009. Hinarche 2008: una spedizione scientifica su un ghiacciaio remoto. Geomedia, 4, 14-16.

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Quincey, D.J., L. Copland, C. Mayer, M. Bishop, A. Luckman & M. Belò. 2009. Ice velocity and climate variations for the Baltoro Glacier, Pakistan. Journal of Glaciology, 55, 194, 1-11.

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Mihalcea, C., C. Mayer, G. Diolaiuti, C. D’Agata, C. Smiraglia, A. Lambrecht, E. Vuillermoz & G. Tartari. 2008. Spatial distribution of debris thickness and melting from remote-sensing and meteorological data, at debris-covered Baltoro glacier, Karakoram, Pakistan. Annals of Glaciology, 48: 49-57.

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Mayer, C., A. Lambrecht, C. Mihalcea, M. Belò, G. Diolaiuti, C. Smiraglia & F. Bashir. 2010. Analysis of glacial meltwater in Bagrot Valley, Karakoram, based on short term ablation and debris cover observations on Hinarche Glacier. Mountain Research and Development, 30,2, 169-177.

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Belò, M., C. Mayer, C. Smiraglia & A. Tamburini. 2008. The recent evolution of Liligo Glacier, Karakoram, Pakistan and its present quiescent phases. Annals of Glaciology, 48, 171-176.

 

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Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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christoph.mayer@lrz.badw-muenchen.de
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Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck
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University of Milan
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claudia.mihalcea@unimi.it
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University of Milan
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University of Milan
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guglielmina.diolaiuti@unimi.it
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University of Milan
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claudio.smiraglia@unimi.it
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Pakistan Meteorological Survey
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Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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christoph.mayer@lrz.badw-muenchen.de
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Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck
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University of Milan
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claudia.mihalcea@unimi.it
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University of Milan
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University of Milan
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guglielmina.diolaiuti@unimi.it
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University of Milan
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claudio.smiraglia@unimi.it
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Pakistan Meteorological Survey
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