Inventory of Glacial Lakes and its Evolution in Uttarakhand Himalaya Using Time Series Satellite Data

Raj, K. Babu Govindha; Kumar, K. Vinod

doi:10.1007/s12524-016-0560-y

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“…Satellite data have been widely used to study lakes at high altitudes, in particular in the Himalayas. Recent examples of the use of satellite data on the Himalayan region can be found in Raj and Kumar (2016), who describe the evolution of glacial lakes in the Uttarakhand Himalaya; Raj et al (2013), who produced an inventory of the glacial lakes in the Sikkim Himalaya; Giardino et al (2010), who mapped the suspended particulate matter in lakes in the Mount Everest region; Quincey et al (2007), who identified glacial lake hazards in the Himalayas; and Kargel et al (2005), who found a supraglacial lake on Rongbuk Glacier.…”

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Use of Satellite and In Situ Reflectance Data for Lake Water Color Characterization in the Everest Himalayan Region

Matta¹,

Giardino²,

Boggero³

et al. 2017

Mountain Research and Development

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Use of Satellite and In Situ Reflectance Data for Lake Water Color Characterization in the Everest Himalayan Region

Matta¹,

Giardino²,

Boggero³

et al. 2017

Mountain Research and Development

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“…The analysis and inferences about formation and expansion of glacial lakes are concomitant with other studies in the Himalayan region (Zhang et al 2015;Govindha Raj and Kumar 2016;Song et al 2016;Nie et al 2017). Rapid expansion of proglacial moraine-dammed lakes is a well observed phenomenon throughout the Hindu-Kush-Himalayan region contributing most of the increased glacial lake area Zhang et al 2015;Govindha Raj and Kumar 2016;Song et al 2016).…”

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“…Glacier dynamics are closely related to the evolution and development of glacial lakes. The retreat of glaciers reveals further basins resulting in the formation of new pro-glacial lakes and increase in the size of existing pro-glacial lakes worldwide (Carrivick and Tweed 2013;Hanshaw and Bookhagen 2014;Zhang et al 2015;Cook et al 2016;Govindha Raj and Kumar 2016). Climatic variations like increase in temperature, precipitation, and evaporation in the glaciated region affect the mass balance of glaciers and results in enhanced snow and glacier melt runoff leading to expansion of glacial lakes due to increased water supplies to the lake.…”

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Glacial lake changes and outburst flood hazard in Chandra basin, North-Western Indian Himalaya

Prakash

Nagarajan

2018

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

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Climatic change-induced glacier recession has been accompanied by formation and growth of proglacial lakes in the Himalayan region, which pose an emerging significant threat to the downstream communities/ settlements in the form of outburst floods. To understand spatiotemporal evolution patterns, sources and driving mechanism of formation and expansion of glacial lakes, a temporal inventory of glacial lakes (area > 2000 m 2 ) in Chandra basin has been developed from 2000 to 2014 using IRS LISS-III images. From 2000 to 2014, the total number of glacial lakes in Chandra basin increased from 28 to 46 and area expanded from 1.91 § 0.24 km 2 to 3.26 § 0.24 km 2 . Glacier recession and increased glacier melt runoff due to climate warming led to the formation and expansion of glacial lakes in space vacated by glacier recession. The increase in number and area of ice-dammed lakes at higher elevations confirms the continued glacier retreat in the basin. Lakes in contact or in the proximity of the mother glacier exhibit higher growth and formation rate. The accelerated growth of glacial lakes has resulted in increased hazard and damage potential of glacial lake outburst floods in Chandra basin. Seven potentially dangerous lakes are identified and analysed qualitatively for outburst probability.

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“…Glacial lake inventories, their evolution and potential hazards like GLOFs (Glaciel lake outburst floods) have been studied over the Hindukush Karakoram Himalaya region by many researcher (Worni et al 2013;Nagai et al 2016;Gardelle et al 2011;Zhang et al 2015;Aggarwal et al 2017;Raj and Kumar 2016;Prakash and Nagarajan 2017;Bhambri et al 2018;Shukla et al 2018;). The existing records of glacial lake inventories and the assessment of their potential hazards show a progressive increase with time and converting into GLOF to some of the location.…”

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Lake Inventory and Evolution of Glacial Lakes in the Nubra-Shyok Basin of Karakoram Range

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The trends of glacier lake evolution during the past few decades and their future development are still not well understood. The aim of the present study is to investigate the growth and changes in moraine and bed rock dammed glacier lakes of the Nubra and Shyok basin, Karakoram Range using multi-temporal satellite images. The glacier lake inventory is based on Landsat 7 and 8 (15 m spatial resolution), and Sentinels 2A (10 m spatial resolution) satellite imageries. The data revealed that during the years 2002-2017, the number of glacial lakes increased from 215 to 255. The glacial lake area also increased from ~ 9.0 km 2 in 2003 to ~ 9.36 km 2 in 2013 and ~ 11.27 km 2 in 2017. During 2002-2017, the lake area increased by ~ 2.27 km 2 , out of which ~ 1.9 km 2 increase is recorded between 2013 and 2017 accounts for almost 84% of the total increase. The lakes with an area of ≥ 0.2 km 2 have been considered for glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) susceptibility studies and volume estimation. Analyses of the data show a progressive increase in number of glacial lakes and their areal extent. This study would help planners to minimize the adverse effects of GLOF in the Nubra-Shyok basin.

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Inventory of Glacial Lakes and its Evolution in Uttarakhand Himalaya Using Time Series Satellite Data

Cited by 42 publications

References 37 publications

Use of Satellite and In Situ Reflectance Data for Lake Water Color Characterization in the Everest Himalayan Region

Use of Satellite and In Situ Reflectance Data for Lake Water Color Characterization in the Everest Himalayan Region

Glacial lake changes and outburst flood hazard in Chandra basin, North-Western Indian Himalaya

Lake Inventory and Evolution of Glacial Lakes in the Nubra-Shyok Basin of Karakoram Range

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