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Topographical map of the ablation area of the Lirung Glacier in the Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya

1998; Volume: 16; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

0913-4190

Tatsuto Aoki, Katsuhiko Asahi,

Polar Research and Ecology

The authors made a topographical map of the ablation area of the Lirung Glacier, the Nepal Himalaya, using the result of the field observation for describing the morphological features of glacier surface. During the pre-monsoon season in 1996, 4538 points were measured for topographical mapping with a theodolite with an electro-optical distancemeter. The completed map was printed on a scale of 1/5500 with the contour interval of 10 m. Marked base points were left on the lateral moraines for future measurements, so that the change in surface morphology will be identified by re -mapping.