@article{PAR00002177,
  title = {{F}our years of mass balance on {C}hhota {S}higri {G}lacier, {H}imachal {P}radesh, {I}ndia, a new benchmark glacier in the western {H}imalaya},
  author = {{W}agnon, {P}atrick and {L}inda, {A}. and {A}rnaud, {Y}ves and {K}umar, {R}. and {S}harma, {P}. and {V}incent, {C}. and {P}ottakkal, {J}. {G}. and {B}erthier, {E}. and {R}amanathan, {A}. and {H}asnain, {S}. {I}. and {C}hevallier, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ittle is known about the {H}imalayan glaciers, although they are of particular interest in terms of future water supply, regional climate change and sea-level rise. {I}n 2002, a long-term monitoring programme was started on {C}hhota {S}higri {G}lacier (32.2 degrees {N}, 77.5 degrees {E}; 15.7 km(2), 6263-4050 m a.s.l., 9 km long) located in {L}ahaul and {S}piti {V}alley, {H}imachal {P}radesh, {I}ndia. {T}his glacier lies in the monsoon-arid transition zone (western {H}imalaya) which is alternately influenced by {A}sian monsoon in summer and the mid-latitude westerlies in winter. {H}ere we present the results of a 4 year study of mass balance and surface velocity. {O}verall specific mass balances are mostly negative during the study period and vary from a minimum value of -1.4 rn w.e. in 2002/03 and 2005/06 (equilibrium-line altitude ({ELA}) similar to 5180 m a.s.l.) to a maximum value of +0.1 rn w.e. in 2004/05 ({ELA} 4855 m a.s.l.). {C}hhota {S}higri {G}lacier seems similar to mid-latitude glaciers, with an ablation season limited to the summer months and a mean vertical gradient of mass balance in the ablation zone (debris-free part) of 0.7 m w.e. (100 m)(-1), similar to those reported in the {A}lps. {M}ass balance is strongly dependent on debris cover, exposure and the shading effect of surrounding steep slopes.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}laciology},
  volume = {53},
  numero = {183},
  pages = {603--611},
  ISSN = {0022-1430},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.3189/002214307784409306},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002177},
}