Sedimentological, geomorphological and dynamic context of debris-mantled glaciers, Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) region, Nepal

Glacial lake distribution in the Mount Everest region: Uncertainty of measurement and conditions of formation

“…In this study, we contribute to defining the conditions of formation of supraglacial lakes and therefore of proglacial ones, although we agree with the authors mentioned that the enlargement phenomena of these lakes need to be explained at a lower scale, allowing the peculiarity of single lakes to emerge (Hambrey et al, 2008;Röhl, 2008).…”

First results on bathymetry and limnology of high-altitude lakes in the Gokyo Valley, Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park, Nepal

“…Previous assumptions by researchers about the sizes of lakes in the Everest regions, for example, Löffler (1969), suggesting that the deepest lakes in this region are 30 m, were not correct because all three lakes investigated in the present study were deeper than 33 m. This could be because water levels in the lakes are increasing at the present time because of melting glaciers in the Himalayas (Hambrey et al 2009;Prasad et al 2009). …”

Beyond confusion: Rock glaciers as cryo-conditioned landforms

“…Common features of such glaciers are an extended ablation area in relation to the accumulation area, down valley increasing sediment thickness (e.g. Hambrey et al, 2008;KellererPirklbauer et al, 2008a), down valley sharp decrease in surface flow velocity and loss of directional homogeneity (e.g. Bolch et al, 2008;Hubbard and Clemmens, 2008), local maxima of ice mass loss and subsidence due to supraglacial lakes (e.g.…”