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Azam M. F., Wagnon Patrick, Vincent C., Ramanathan A. L., Kumar N., Srivastava S., Pottakkal J. G., Chevallier Pierre. (2019). Snow and ice melt contributions in a highly glacierized catchment of Chhota Shigri Glacier (India) over the last five decades. Journal of Hydrology, 574, p. 760-773. ISSN 0022-1694.

Titre du document
Snow and ice melt contributions in a highly glacierized catchment of Chhota Shigri Glacier (India) over the last five decades
Année de publication
2019
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000476962800059
Auteurs
Azam M. F., Wagnon Patrick, Vincent C., Ramanathan A. L., Kumar N., Srivastava S., Pottakkal J. G., Chevallier Pierre
Source
Journal of Hydrology, 2019, 574, p. 760-773 ISSN 0022-1694
Glacier-wide mass balances and runoffs are reconstructed over 1969-2016 for Chhota Shigri Glacier catchment (India) applying a glacio-hydrological model. The model is forced using in-situ daily air-temperature and precipitation records from the meteorological stations at Bhuntar Observatory (1092 m a.s.l.), glacier base camp (3850 m a.s.l.) and glacier side moraine (4863 m a.s.l.). The modelled mean annual mass balance is -0.30 +/- 0.36m w.e.a(-1) (meter water equivalent per year), while the mean catchment-wide runoff is 1.56 +/- 0.23 m w.e.a(-1) over 1969-2016. Three periods are distinguished in the reconstructed mass balance and runoff series. Periods I (1969-1985) and III (2001-2016) show glacier mass wastage at rates of -0.36 and - 0.50 m w.e.a(-1), respectively, corresponding to catchment-wide runoffs of 1.51 and 1.65 m w.e.a(-1), respectively. Conversely, period II (1986-2000) exhibits steady-state conditions with average mass balances of -0.01 m w.e.a(-1), and corresponding runoff of 1.52m w.e.a(-1). The reduced ice melt (0.20m w.e.a(-1)) over period II, in agreement with steady-state conditions, is compensated by the increased snow melt (1.03 m w.e.a(-1)), providing almost similar catchment-wide runoffs for period I and II. The increased runoff after 2000 is mainly governed by increased ice melt (0.32m w.e.a(-1)) over period III. Snow accumulation in winter and summer seasons together control the glacier-wide mass balances as well as catchment-wide runoffs. Snow melt contributes the maximum to the total mean annual runoff with 63% share while glacier melt and rain contribute 17% and 20% respectively over the whole period.
Plan de classement
Hydrologie [062]
Description Géographique
INDE ; CHHOTA SHIGRI GLACIER
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010076513]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010076513
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