Fig. 4: Lifetime and sedimentation-driven storage loss of glacial lakes.
From: Evolving resource potential of glacial lakes with ongoing deglaciation
a, Probability densities of estimated lifetimes for individual glacial lakes worldwide. We simulated the lifetime (period until complete infill) under three sediment supply scenarios: fully glacial, fully fluvial and an intermediate (Methods). Numbers show the median and 68% HDI of all simulated lake lifetimes. b,c, Projected year when lakes will have lost a given fraction of their initial storage capacity (as of 2020) due to sediment infill. Simulations assume sediment input from only glacial (b) or only fluvial (c) catchment-wide erosion rates, grouped by lake size intervals. Bubbles and numbers are the median year when 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of lake volume will be lost; vertical lines show the 68% HDI.
