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Mechanisms leading to the 2016 giant twin glacier collapses, Aru Range, Tibet
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Silvan Leinss
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jeffrey Kargel
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Andreas Kääb
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Simon Gascoin
CESBIO, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse,
France
Gregory Leonard
Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Etienne Berthier
LEGOS, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse,
France
Alina Karki
Society for Ecological Restoration-Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tandong Yao
ITP-CAS, Beijing, China
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Short summary
In Tibet, two glaciers suddenly collapsed in summer 2016 and produced two gigantic ice avalanches, killing nine people. This kind of phenomenon is extremely rare. By combining a detailed modelling study and high-resolution satellite observations, we show that the event was triggered by an increasing meltwater supply in the fine-grained material underneath the two glaciers. Contrary to what is often thought, this event is not linked to a change in the thermal condition at the glacier base.
In Tibet, two glaciers suddenly collapsed in summer 2016 and produced two gigantic ice...