Rock Glacier Inventory of Nepal's Ghunsa Valley and Kanchanjunga Glacier

An inventory documents rock glaciers in the high-altitude Ghunsa Valley and Kanchanjunga Glacier region of eastern Nepal. The dataset provides geographic coordinates and elevation for each feature, classified as either glacier-derived or talus-derived. Data collection involved air photo analysis and field visits in late 1999, with internal structure of two specific glaciers investigated via DC resistivity imaging.

Use Cases

• Mapping the distribution and elevation of rock glaciers above 4250 m ASL using longitude, latitude, and elevation columns.
• Comparing the characteristics of glacier-derived versus talus-derived rock glacier categories.
• Analyzing the internal structure of specific rock glaciers (KR4 and KR23) using DC resistivity imaging results.
• Studying cryospheric features in the Kanchanjunga Himal region for climate change impact assessments.

Strengths

• Features are classified into two specific rock glacier types: glacier-derived and talus-derived.
• Data is grounded by field visits and validation conducted in October and November 1999.
• Includes detailed geophysical investigation (DC resistivity imaging) of two specific rock glaciers (KR4 and KR23).

Limitations

• The exact number of rock glaciers inventoried (row count) is not specified in any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 1999-12-31 and others listing 2026-03-13.
• Column names and the complete data structure are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NSIDCV0

Collection Method

Identified via air photo analysis, with field validation and coordinates determined from a 1:50,000 topographic map.

Time Range

1999-10 to 1999-11

Freshness

2026-03 13 01:24:58.532259

Geography

Ghunsa valley and Kanchanjunga glacier, eastern Nepal, above 4250 m ASL.