Publication Date:
1990-01-01
Description:
Bualtar Glacier, Karakoram Range, northern Pakistan, surged during the spring and early summer of 1987. This followed a major episode of three landslides which impacted part of the glacier ablation zone on 30–31 July 1986. In May 1987, surface velocities of 7 m d−1 were measured at one profile down-glacier from the landslide deposits, where in 1986 velocities were an order of magnitude less. Surface and hydrological characteristics of the glacier in and down-glacier from the landslide deposit were also indicative of surge-like behavior in 1987, and a return to pre-surge conditions by 1988.
Print ISSN:
0022-1430
Electronic ISSN:
1727-5652
Topics:
Geography
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Geosciences
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