A review of glacial lake expansion and associated glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayan region

R Ahmed, GF Wani, ST Ahmad, M Sahana… - Earth Systems and …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is strongly affecting the Himalayas. Geologically young and fragile, the
Himalayas are sensitive to even minor changes in the climate. Regional warming in …

A comprehensive appraisal on the effect of aerosol on mountain glaciers: special reference to Sikkim Himalayan region of India

S Kumari, A Middey - Sādhanā, 2023 - Springer
Mountain glaciers are of immense importance for the balanced natural ecosystem. Billions of
human life depend on this natural reserve. However, there is an alarming situation …

Linking the recent glacier retreat and depleting streamflow patterns with land system changes in Kashmir Himalaya, India

I Rashid, U Majeed, S Aneaus, M Pelto - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study reports the changes in glacier extent and streamflow similar to many Himalayan
studies, but takes the unusual step of also linking these to downstream land use changes in …

Glacier changes between 1971 and 2016 in the Jankar Chhu Watershed, Lahaul Himalaya, India

S Das, MC Sharma - Journal of Glaciology, 2019 - cambridge.org
Glacier changes in the Jankar Chhu Watershed (JCW) of Chandrabhaga (Chenab) basin,
Lahaul Himalaya were worked out based on Corona and Sentinel 2A images between 1971 …

Revisiting the 24 year (1994-2018) record of glacier mass budget in the Suru sub-basin, western Himalaya: Overall response and controlling factors

S Garg, A Shukla, PK Garg, B Yousuf, UK Shukla… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glacier mass balance time-series measurements have immense importance in
comprehending the overall regional hydrology and meteorology of the mountain systems …

Half-a-century (1971–2020) of glacier shrinkage and climatic variability in the Bhaga basin, western Himalaya

S Das, MC Sharma, MK Murari, M Nüsser… - Journal of Mountain …, 2023 - Springer
Glacier shrinkage is a globally occurring phenomena. High-resolution change detection
based on frequent map** and monitoring of high-altitude glaciers is necessary to …

Four decades of Glacier and Glacial Lake dynamics in Kishtwar high altitude National Park, Chenab Basin, Jammu and Kashmir, India

SK Rai, R Sahu, S Dhar, A Kumar - Modeling Earth Systems and …, 2024 - Springer
The Himalayan region is experiencing a heightened risk in downstream habitats due to the
effects of climate change, which include rapid glacier recession, the formation of glacial …

Analyzing geomorphological and topographical controls for the heterogeneous glacier mass balance in the Sikkim Himalayas

S Guha, RK Tiwari - Journal of Mountain Science, 2023 - Springer
Glacier response patterns at the catchment scale are highly heterogeneous and defined by
a complex interplay of various dynamics and surface factors. Previous studies have …

Glacial geomorphology and recent glacial recession of the Harmukh Range, NW Himalaya

KO Murtaza, RA Dar, OJ Paul, NA Bhat… - Quaternary …, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive description of the glaciation and glacial geomorphology of the Harmukh
range, northwest Himalaya is reported first time in this study. The geomorphic system of the …

Glacier Volume Estimation Using Laminar-Flow and Volume–Area Scaling Techniques in the Chenab Basin

JS Gopika, AV Kulkarni, V Prasad - Journal of the Indian Society of …, 2023 - Springer
A proper estimate of glacier stored water is helpful to assess the long-term availability of
water in any river basin. A method based on the laminar flow and volume–area scaling is …