Inventory and status of glaciers in the Pir Panjal Range Kashmir basin between 1980 and 2020
by Mohmad Ashraf Ganaie; Syed Kaiser Bukhari
International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology (IJHST), Vol. 17, No. 3, 2024

Abstract: The study aims to investigate watershed-wise glacier inventory, their observational changes and topographic influence on the glaciers in the Pir Panjal range of the Kashmir basin from 1980 to 2020. In total, 122 glaciers (0.01 km²−0.96 km²) were mapped from 2020 image with a mean size of 0.13 km². The glaciers have shrunk from 25.74 km² in 1980 to 15.91 km² in 2020, with an area loss of 9.83 km². The Vishaw watershed hosts the maximum number of glaciers (55) and observed the highest glacier loss (6.1 km²) during the period. The results revealed that there is a strong topographic influence on the recession of the glaciers. Smaller glaciers (≤ 0.5 km²) have receded more (~ 38.89%) as compared to the larger glaciers (> 0.5 km²). South facing glaciers observed higher glacier loss as compared to North facing glaciers. Furthermore, high-altitude glaciers (< 3,800 m amsl and 3800-4000 m amsl) have witnessed higher recession than low-altitude glaciers. Glaciers having steep slopes of (> 20°) experienced lower recession compared to glaciers having gentle slopes (< 20°).

Online publication date: Fri, 05-Apr-2024

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology (IJHST):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com