Climatic and tectonic significance of Taboche Lake, Khumbu Region, Nepal

Climatic and tectonic significance of Taboche Lake, Khumbu Region, Nepal

Summary: The Everest region is characterized by its alpine glacial environment. In an effort to understand environmental change and tectonic activity, our team cored Taboche Lake, situated at 4,712 m along the western margin of the Ngozumpa Glacier. This research catalogs past earthquakes using geol...

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Main Authors: Ananta P. Gajurel, Mary S. Hubbard, Bibek Giri, Aurora C. Elmore, Sanjeet Maka, Patrick A. Rafter, Aaron E. Putnam, Sandra Elvin, Alex Tait, Paul A. Mayewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Glacial Landscapes
Glacial Processes
Sedimentology
Tectonics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003862

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