Table 1 Supraglacial debris thickness (SDT) and volume (SDV) by subregion.
From: Supraglacial debris thickness and supply rate in High-Mountain Asia
Region | Study glaciers | Glacier area (km2) | DCA (%) | Mean SDT (m) | + | − | Median SDT (m) | SDV (km3) | + | − | Mean stage () |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhutan | 141 | 1072.67 | 16.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.085 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.2 |
Everest | 372 | 3168.3 | 24.28 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.091 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 0.11 | 0.42 |
Hindu Kush | 354 | 2633.07 | 11.93 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.4 |
Inner TP | 364 | 2151.32 | 5.78 | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Karakoram | 768 | 6983.01 | 8.3 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.28 |
Kunlun | 198 | 2606.81 | 6.11 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.23 | 0.244 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.29 |
Nyainqentangla | 550 | 3903.46 | 21.59 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.25 |
Pamir | 201 | 839.06 | 10.29 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.25 |
Pamir Alai | 94 | 612.84 | 16.14 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.5 |
Spiti Lahaul | 618 | 4066.25 | 17.37 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.32 |
Tien Shan | 662 | 4737.76 | 9.52 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.26 |
West Nepal | 367 | 2688.33 | 20.32 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.1 | 0.103 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.34 |
Total | 4689 | 35462.87 | 13.68 | 0.2 | 0.29 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.98 | 1.43 | 0.49 | 0.29 |
