Sourav SOURAV BHADWAL, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA, India
Tanisha TANISHA SHARMA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA, India
Glaciers are essential in water system they store about 75% of the fresh water on the earth. Changes in mass contained by mountains glacier and ice caps can modify the Earth’s hydrological cycle on multiple scales. On a global scale, the mass loss from glaciers contributes to sea level Rise. The Tawi river that is originated from Kali kundi glacier once surged through the city of Jammu in north India so deep and swift that residents were forced to take a boat to get across. These changes are affecting most of all those who relied on plentiful water for their livelihood only reason behind this retreat of glacier and it is happening at an alarming rate because of a combination of factor like global warming, shrinking forest cover and increasing human interference. This research will aim to carry out glaciers health by calculating mass balance. In-situ mass balance investigation is very difficult to carry out in many parts of west-himalaya. Hence, Geo-spatial techniques are very significant for calculating mass balance of glacier and snow cover. Remote sensing methods will be apply to evaluate regional or local scale mass budget of Kali Kundi glacier. Total mass balance and total mass loss will be calculated by using Geodetic method, accumulation Area Ration method and Temperature method.
Mots clés : Mass Balance|Geo-Spatial Techniques|Accumulation Area Ratio|Temperature Index
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