Glacier Snowline Altitudes in Ladakh Across Four Decades
by Mohd Soheb·Updated 4d ago
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Description
5,729 end-of-summer snowline altitude observations derived from manual mapping of 2,257 glaciers in the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh. The dataset, authored by Mohd Soheb, covers four periods between 1977 and 2019. It shows snowline altitudes have risen on over 85% of glaciers studied.
Use Cases
Model glacier mass balance based on snowline altitude changes.
Analyze spatial variability in glacier sensitivity to temperature changes across basins.
Assess the sustainability of glaciers where snowlines exceed the glacier's maximum elevation.
Correlate long-term snowline altitude trends with regional air temperature data.