Favorable climatic regime for maintaining the present-day geometry of the Gregoriev Glacier, Inner Tien Shan

We conducted 2 yr (2005–2007) of in situ meteorological and glaciological observations on the Gregoriev Glacier, a flat-top glacier within the Inner Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan. Relative carrier-phase GPS surveys reveal a vertical lowering at the summit of the glacier. Based on snow density data and an en...

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Main Authors: K. Fujita, N. Takeuchi, S. A. Nikitin, A. B. Surazakov, S. Okamoto, V. B. Aizen, J. Kubota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-07-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/539/2011/tc-5-539-2011.pdf