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Glaciers Monitoring and Early Warning System Remote Sensing Perspective |
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The Tsho Rolpa glacier lake is one of the highest glacier in the world, the largest and most dangerous glacier of Nepal, at an altitude of 4,580 metres (15,030 ft). The lake is dammed by a 150 metres (490 ft) high unconsolidated terminal moraine dam, with approximately 90 to 100 million m³ (117 to 130 million yd³) of water stored. The lake is growing larger every year due to the melting and retreat of the Trakarding Glacier ( ICIMOD)
Tsho Rolpa Glacier in Wikimapia (Click here...) |
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Figure13 : Tsho Rolpa Glacier (Source: Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency ,2007) |
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Design by: Milan Budhathoki, MS Geo-Information Science, Salem State University, Salem, MA m_budhathoki@salemstate.edu Last updated on 22nd November,2010 |
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Case Study-Tsho Rolpa |