1. Surges of the Pamir Glaciers in the First 20 Years of the 21st Century.
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Kotlyakov, V. M., Desinov, L. V., Desinov, S. L., and Rudakov, V. A.
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TSUNAMIS , *TWENTY-first century , *GLOBAL warming - Abstract
The activation of surging glaciers in the Pamirs over the past 20 years has been studied. Glacier surges occurred in the basins of the Surkhob, Muksu, Sauksai, Seldara (including the Fedchenko Glacier system), Obihingou, and Vanch rivers. Pulsational processes were detected on 48 glaciers against the background of a general glacier retreat under the influence of global warming. Features of glacier activation, development of pulsational processes, and their completion are shown. There was no clear association of glacier surges with seismic events, with the exception of three cases when earthquakes caused rock collapses that could have caused glaciers to activate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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