Variations of existing glaciers in the Southwestern mountain region of Xizang (Tibet)
The SW-mountain region of Xizang in this paper is taken to extend between 27° 10′ – 30° 10′N / 84° 50′–91° 30′ E, that is the vast area stretching from the Himalayas to the South Range of Xizang. The author has been in the area many times over 20 years surveying and conducting scientific investigations. In 1984 the author took part in the Sino-German Joint Expedition for further survey and the interpretation of aerial photographs and satellite images of the same area. The paper presents the data collected during this period.
Fluctuations of Glaciers from 1970 to 1978 in the Khumbu Himal, East Nepal:Glaciological Expedition of Nepal, Contribution No. 72.
As a part of the Glaciological Expedition of Nepal (GEN), the fluctuations of the glacier termini of 15 glaciers were measured in the Dudh Kosi region, east Nepal, from 1970 to 1978. According to the fluctuation rate, the glaciers are classified into four groups; retreating (8 glaciers), stationary (3 glaciers), advancing (3 glaciers) and irregular (1 glacier). Many glaciers have been retreating in recent years. The retreating glaciers have gentle inclinations of less than 20°, no crevasses developed near the termini and the gentle terminal ice cliffs, while the advancing glaciers have steep inclinations of more than 20° and well-developed crevasses exist near the termini and steep cliff-like termini. The distributions of the present moraine also indicate that there is a receding trend with intermittent small scale advances during recent decades. The recent trend toward glacier retreat in this region can be thought as a link in the long-term receding trend since the 16th century.
Preliminary Report on Glacier Inventory in the Dudh Kosi Region:Glaciological Expedition of Nepal, Contribution No. 58.
A glacier inventory was compiled on 664 glaciers in all part of the Dudh Kosi region, east Nepal, on the basis of field observations and air photographs. All glaciers were numbered and the distribution of glaciers was mapped.