Journal of Natural Resources, Volume. 35, Issue 2, 399(2020)

Spatial and temporal variations in mass balance of Qiyi Glacier in Qilian Mountains

Sheng WANG1、*, Tan-dong YAO2, and Jian-chen PU3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Geography Science Institute, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041000, Shanxi, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Location of the Qiyi Glacier and distributions of stakes for measuring mass balance
    Boundary information of Qiyi Glacier in different periods during 1975-2015
    Inter-annual variation of mass balance on Qiyi Glacier
    Inter-annual variation of ELAs on Qiyi Glacier
    Mass balance series of four typical glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau
    Measured monthly average mass balance of Qiyi Glacier from September 2011 to August, 2016
    Contours of mass balance in spatial distribution on Qiyi Glacier during 2011-2016
    Mass balance change along with the altitude on Qiyi Glacier during 2011-2016
    Monthly average mass balance change along with the altitude on Qiyi Glacier
    Relationship between annual mass balance and ELA on Qiyi Glacier
    Relationship between monthly mass balance and temperature/precipitation on Qiyi Glacier
    • Table 1. List of remote sensing images

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      Table 1. List of remote sensing images

      遥感影像接收日期传感器分辨率/m轨道号云量/%
      LM11450331973301AAA051973-10-28MSS78145/338
      LM21450331975282XXX011975-10-09MSS78145/3323
      LM21450331977127AAA031977-05-07MSS78145/337
      LT51350331986206BJC001986-07-25TM30135/330
      LT51350331990233BJC001990-08-21TM30135/330
      LT51350331995231BJC001995-08-19TM30135/331
      LE71350332000141SGS002000-05-20ETM+30/15135/330
      LE71350332005282PFS002005-10-09ETM+30/15135/330
      LE71350332010280SGS002010-10-07ETM+30/15135/332
      LE71350332015102EDC002015-04-12ETM+30/15135/333
    • Table 2. Inter-annual variation of accumulation, ablation, mass balance and ELA on Qiyi Glacier

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      Table 2. Inter-annual variation of accumulation, ablation, mass balance and ELA on Qiyi Glacier

      观测
      年份
      ELA/m a.s.l.积累量消融量物质平衡
      积累区
      面积/km2
      积累量/
      万m3
      积累深
      度/mm
      消融区
      面积/km2
      消融量/
      万m3
      消融深度/
      mm
      净平衡/
      万m3
      物质平衡/
      mm w.e.
      消融区
      面积比例/%
      2011/201249580.487.441542.22-114.82-518-107.38-40382.1
      2012/201350450.172.891712.53-275.74-1090-272.85-100593.7
      2013/201448990.8115.861961.89-104.33-552-88.47-32870.1
      2014/201547451.6711.10671.03-39.24-381-28.14-10438.2
      2015/201649560.4923.094672.21-169.32-768-146.23-54281.7
    • Table 3. Average mass balance and its trend of four typical glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau

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      Table 3. Average mass balance and its trend of four typical glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau

      名称位置类型*bn¯/(mm w.e.)年变化率/(mm w.e. a-1)研究时段/年
      1号冰川43.1°N,86.8°E大陆型-753-4.02000-2013
      七一39.5°N,97.5°E大陆型-45013.12001-2016
      小冬克玛底33.1°N,92.1°E大陆型-452-13.32000-2012
      帕隆No. 9429.2°N,96.9°E海洋型-848-20.22005-2013
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    Paper Information

    Received: Nov. 13, 2018

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 25, 2020

    The Author Email: Sheng WANG (wangsheng@sxnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.31497/zrzyxb.20200212

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