PPT-Himalayan Glacier Change

Finish South Asia Nepal Everest Region Glacier Lake Outburst Floods 1999 Slides Summary of Observed Glacier Changes Sketch Maps Due on Wednesday For Next Class Read Chapter 13 pp 588598. Dr. Dr TK Chandrasekar, SERB, New Delhi Shri A. Ganju , SASE, Chandigarh Prof . A L. Ramanathan, JNU, New Delh i Prof . H. C. Nainwal, HKB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand) Dr . Navin Juya Jeremy . Fyke. , Bill Lipscomb. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Goal: Simulate the coupled evolution of Arctic glaciers and ice caps. . within RASM. Evolving land ice . area. . A. ffects vegetation extent and albedo. . About Us. Mission and Vision. Strategic And Prudent Plans. Values. Key Observations. Key Members. Favorable Flavors. Faculties. Spectrum Of Education. Summary And Thanks. of Himalayan Alpine . B. iome. The Himalayan biome is one of the least populated in terms of human settlements, largest in terms of area and the most fragile in terms of potential perturbations it can withstand. . 1. 2. 3. india. What? . Swaying . palms, white sands and sparkling . waters. Where?. Hugs the country’s western coastline and is bound by the Arabian Sea. Who?. A. ttracts . 2 million visitors annually to Goa’s balmy shores are plentiful in this tiny, glorious slice of . 5.7B. Thinking About Glaciers. Glaciers cover about one-tenth of the Earth’s surface. Most of the fresh water found on the Earth is frozen in glaciers.. Glaciers move very slowly and can cause very slow changes to the Earth’s surface.. INDIA. . @. . COP. . 22. Join Hands with India. www.justclimateaction.org. Dr. Nisha . Mendiratta. Director & Associate Head(SPLICE), DST. Strategic Programmes, Large Initiatives and Coordinated Action Enabler(SPLICE) & Climate Change Programme (CCP). Frank Paul, Michael . Zemp. Dept. of Geography, University of Zurich. Glaciers around the world. GLACIER DISTRIBUTION & INVENTORY. Main purpose of glacier monitoring. The key questions. How much glacier ice is out there?. 1 November 2010. Reference Outline. Glacier definition. Zones and crevasses. Features and hazards. Snowbridges. Climates. Rope team set up. Roped Travel. Routefinding. Glaciers. Glaciers. Form in areas that receive more snow than can melt in a given year. Do Now:. The material seen below was left behind by a retreating glacier. Describe the sediments seen in the picture. . . Tasman Glacial Moraine, New Zealand. Formed from the accumulation of ice and snow over thousands of years. . Chris Miller photo. USGS. 2008. Unknown photographer. Courtesy of NPS Historic . Photograph Collection. Harpers Ferry Center. 1920. The 1920 photo shows National Park Service Director, Steven Mather, on Piatt Path near present day. Taku Glacier 2 Calculate the gradient of the Taku Glacier from 1000 ft It originates on land from the accumulation, compaction, and . recrystallization. of snow. .. A glacier appears to be motionless, but glaciers move very slowly.. Glaciers are dynamic weathering . and erosional . T. Frank. 1. , H..  Å. kesson. 2,3. , B. de Fleurian. 4,5. , K.H. Nisancioglu. 4,5. 1. Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden. 2. Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden.