Seasonal Variation of Drainage System in the Lower Ablation Area of a Monsoonal Temperate Debris-Covered Glacier in Mt. Gongga, South-Eastern Tibet
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Data and Methods
3.1. Hydro-Meteorological Observation and Dye Injections
3.2. Dye-Tracing Experiments and Tracer Transport Model
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Subglacial Drainage System Characteristic Indicated by Dye Tracing Experiment
4.2. Seasonal Evolution of Subglacial Drainage System
4.3. Implications for Downstream Environments
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, Q.; Liu, S.; Cao, W. Seasonal Variation of Drainage System in the Lower Ablation Area of a Monsoonal Temperate Debris-Covered Glacier in Mt. Gongga, South-Eastern Tibet. Water 2018, 10, 1050. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10081050
Liu Q, Liu S, Cao W. Seasonal Variation of Drainage System in the Lower Ablation Area of a Monsoonal Temperate Debris-Covered Glacier in Mt. Gongga, South-Eastern Tibet. Water. 2018; 10(8):1050. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10081050
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Qiao, Shiyin Liu, and Wulong Cao. 2018. "Seasonal Variation of Drainage System in the Lower Ablation Area of a Monsoonal Temperate Debris-Covered Glacier in Mt. Gongga, South-Eastern Tibet" Water 10, no. 8: 1050. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10081050