Joseph Shea Against the unparalleled backdrop of Everest and Nuptse, the late November sun warms the glaciologist slightly as he prepares for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey flight. From his coat pockets he pulls batteries that desperately need to stay warm for full power: batteries for the laptop, camera, […]
Yearly archives: 2015
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Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff Abstract Mountain ranges in Asia are important water suppliers, especially if downstream climates are arid, water demands are high and glaciers are abundant. In such basins, the hydrological cycle depends heavily on high-altitude precipitation. Yet direct observations […]
The Annals of Glacioly issue with the theme ‘Glaciology in high-mountain Asia‘ will appear in 2016. A few articles of our research group in this issue are already available online as preprints or are accepted for publication. Available online Seasonal surface velocities of a Himalayan glacier derived by automated correlation of unmanned aerial vehicle […]
The paper by Emily and Walter on the modelling of high-altitude precipitation processes in the Langtang catchment using WRF is now available online (open access): Collier, E., and W. W. Immerzeel (2015), High-resolution modeling of atmospheric dynamics in the Nepalese Himalaya, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 1-15. [expand title=”Abstract“] High-altitude meteorological processes in […]
The first paper on energy balance modelling of Lirung is now available online (open access): Steiner, J. F., Pellicciotti, F., Buri, P., Miles, E. S., Immerzeel, W. W., Reid, T. D., & Steiner, C. J. F. (2015). Modelling ice-cliff backwasting on a debris-covered glacier in the Nepalese Himalaya. Journal of […]
The European Geosciences Union made a press release about the paper ‘Modelling glacier change in the Everest region’. It can be found here.
A new open-access paper by Joseph, Walter, Patrick and others on modelling glacier change in the Everest region is now out in The Cryosphere: Shea JM, Immerzeel WW, Wagnon P, Vincent C and Bajracharya S (2015) Modelling glacier change in the Everest region , Nepal Himalaya. Cryosph. 9, 1105–1128 [expand title=”Read […]
The magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, caused extensive damage in Kathmandu Valley and severely affected Nepal’s rural areas. The Langtang Valley in the Rasuwa district was particularly hard hit, as became apparent after pictures taken by a rescue helicopter mission on April 26 (link). […]
There is a great demand of supporting spatial data and accurate maps to guide relief work in the areas most affected by the earthquake. We have generated some base maps that can be used in the field and may aid in assessing where to focus earthquake relief in the rural areas of Nepal. The […]