Novel Approach to Estimating Glacial Moraine Reserves in the Parlung Tsangpo Basin
Wang, Jiao2,3; Cui, Peng2,3; Wang, Hao1; Zhang, Guotao1; Zou, Qiang2,3; Chen, Xiaoqing2,3
刊名FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
2022-04-05
卷号10页码:14
关键词Glacial moraine Remote sensing Estimating sediment reserves model Debris flow Parlung Tsangpo
ISSN号
DOI10.3389/feart.2022.853089
英文摘要

The Sichuan-Tibet Railway crosses through the largest maritime glacier region in China. A large number of moraines formed after the rapid glacial retreat caused by climate warming. Moraines could induce frequent geological hazards that seriously threatened the safe construction and operation of the railway. Accordingly, moraines in this maritime glacier region have become a new challenging research topic with respect to the formation of geological hazards. Using remote-sensing image interpretations, field investigations, and dating tests, moraines and their topographic information were systematically obtained. After analyzing the geometrical distribution characteristics of the moraine accumulations, the geometrical characteristics of three typical moraine accumulation forms were generalized into corresponding mathematical models. Consequently, a method to quickly and quantitatively estimate the moraine reserves is proposed. The moraine distribution is primarily affected by the elevation, slope, river-valley morphology, and climate conditions. Old moraines that formed in the Pleistocene epoch (the Guxiang and Baiyu glacial periods) are primarily distributed below 3,500 m above sea level, while most of the new moraines that formed in the Holocene epoch (Neoglaciation and Little Ice Age) are primarily distributed above 4,000 m above sea level. Both the new and old moraines are primarily distributed within a slope range of 10-30 degrees. Furthermore, the main river-valley morphology has a significant impact on the distribution of the old moraines, which are primarily distributed in the Zhongba-Guxiang section of the river valley where the longitudinal slope is relatively gentle. The difference in glaciation is the main reason why the new moraines distributed on the south banks in the study area are different from those on the north banks and why those distributed upstream are different from those distributed downstream. In addition, moraines are the main source of glacial debris flows. According to the presented method, the loose moraine reserves can be accurately calculated by analyzing the position, consolidation, and supply capability of the new and old moraines in each debris flow gully. It is anticipated that the presented results can be used to better understand the formation mechanisms of glacier-related hazards and improve risk assessments.

资助项目National Natural Science Foundations of China[41941017] ; National Natural Science Foundations of China[42101088] ; National Natural Science Foundations of China[U20A20112] ; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP)[2019QZKK0906] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA23090300]
WOS关键词DEBRIS-FLOW ACTIVITY ; SE TIBETAN PLATEAU ; UPPER JINSHA RIVER ; LATE QUATERNARY ; LANDFORM ASSEMBLAGES ; SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION ; SEDIMENT STORAGE ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; DAMMED LAKE ; VALLEY
WOS研究方向Geology
语种英语
出版者FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
WOS记录号WOS:000792693300001
资助机构National Natural Science Foundations of China ; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
内容类型期刊论文
源URL[http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/56656]  
专题成都山地灾害与环境研究所_山地灾害与地表过程重点实验室
通讯作者Cui, Peng
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Land Surface Pattern & Simulat, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China
2.CAS HEC, China Pakistan Joint Res Ctr Earth Sci, Islamabad, Pakistan
3.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Mt Surface Proc & Hazards, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Chengdu, Peoples R China
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Wang, Jiao,Cui, Peng,Wang, Hao,et al. Novel Approach to Estimating Glacial Moraine Reserves in the Parlung Tsangpo Basin[J]. FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE,2022,10:14.
APA Wang, Jiao,Cui, Peng,Wang, Hao,Zhang, Guotao,Zou, Qiang,&Chen, Xiaoqing.(2022).Novel Approach to Estimating Glacial Moraine Reserves in the Parlung Tsangpo Basin.FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE,10,14.
MLA Wang, Jiao,et al."Novel Approach to Estimating Glacial Moraine Reserves in the Parlung Tsangpo Basin".FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE 10(2022):14.
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