Glaciers respond sensitively to climate variability and change, with associated impacts on
meltwater production, sea-level rise and geomorphological hazards. There is a strong …

Rock debris can accumulate on glacier surfaces and dramatically reduce glacier melt. The
structure of a debris cover is unique to each glacier and sensitive to climate. Despite this …

Supraglacial debris affects glacier mass balance as a thin layer enhances surface melting,
while a thick layer reduces it. While many glaciers are debris‐covered, global glacier models …

Despite numerous studies on Himalayan erosion, it is not known how the very high
Himalayan peaks erode. Although valley floors are efficiently eroded by glaciers, the …

There exists a need to advance our understanding of debris‐covered glacier surfaces over
relatively short timescales due to rapid, climatically induced areal expansion of debris cover …

Freeze-thaw weathering can alter the geometry of soil minerals and severely damage the
Earth's surface. This has significant implications for the global geological environment. To …

It has been proposed that most cirques are source‐area depressions of large, deep‐seated
rock‐slope failures. Yet the close relation between cirques and climate is convincing …

Supraglacial debris strongly modulates glacier melt rates and can be decisive for ice
dynamics and mountain hydrology. It is ubiquitous in High-Mountain Asia, yet because its …

Abstract Surface melting of High Mountain Asian debris-covered glaciers shapes the
seasonal water supply to millions of people. This melt is strongly influenced by the spatially …

Glaciological ablation is computed from point-scale data at a few ablation stakes that are
usually regressed as a function of elevation and averaged over the area-elevation …