Glacier fluctuation in northern and High Asia: historical and methods perspective

Topographic control on the recession of the Kokthang glacier and its effect on proglacial lake dynamics

“…Most of these Himalayan glaciers have demonstrated quantifiable retreat [1][2][3]. The annual rates of the recession of Himalayan glaciers are estimated to be around 16-35 m [3][4][5]. Though the recession of the glaciers is primarily controlled by climate change, it also depends upon several non-climatic factors such as topography and debris cover [6].…”