Frontal recession of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2006, measured through highresolution remote sensing data

Rakesh Bhambri; Tobias Bolch; Ravinder Kumar Chaujar

Frontal recession of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965 to 2006, measured through highresolution remote sensing data

Rakesh Bhambri, Tobias Bolch, Ravinder Kumar Chaujar^*

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We report in this communication the length fluctuation and frontal area changes at the snout of Gangotri Glacier based on high-resolution satellite data from 1965 to 2006. Glacial outlines were mapped from declassified imageries from Corona (1965, 1968), Hexagon (1980) and Indian satellites IRS PAN (2001) and Cartosat-1 (2006). The results show that Gangotri Glacier exhibited retreat up to 819 ± 14 m and lost 0.41 ± 0.03 sq. km (~ 0.01 sq. km year^-1) at its front from 1965 to 2006. The retreat rates are lower than those previously reported using coarse-resolution remote sensing data and the Survey of India topography map. The results of the present study are supported by in-situ field survey conducted by the Geological Survey of India.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-494
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Science
Volume	102
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gangotri glacier
Remote sensing
Retreat
Satellite data

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