估计了冰川储存的淡水容量,存在于布拉马普特拉盆地的主要支流中的淡水
Satheesh Barre1, Abhishek Dixit2,3, Arup Kumar Sarma2
1Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India. b.satheesh@iitg.ac.in.
Environmental monitoring and assessment
|October 31, 2024
概括
这项研究量化了喜马拉雅山东部冰川储存的淡水,估计布拉马普特拉河流域的冰体积为283 × 10^9 m3. 这些发现有助于评估该地区的水安全和危险管理.
科学领域:
- 冰川学和水文学
- 地球和环境科学 地球和环境科学
- 水资源管理 水资源管理
背景情况:
- 冰川储存的淡水对喜马拉雅山的水安全至关重要.
- 与西部和中部地区相比,东喜马拉雅的冰川仍未得到充分研究.
- 准确的淡水量估计对于区域水资源管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了量化布拉马普特拉河流域冰川储存的总淡水.
- 将这些估计与现有的全球模型进行比较.
- 为未来的水资源和危害评估提供基准.
主要方法:
- 使用的开源工具:COSI-Corr和喜马拉雅冰川厚度映射器 (HIGTHIM).
- 对于1075个冰川 (>1公里2) 的估计表面速度和厚度.
- 应用了层状流量模型来计算冰体积.
主要成果:
- 据估计,布拉马普特拉河流域的总冰量为283 × 10^9 m3.
- 西安和洛希特分盆地拥有最大的冰量 (分别为31.45%和29.49%).
- 每个冰川的平均平均冰量估计为36,570立方米,在各分盆地有所不同.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了在喜马拉雅山东部冰川储存的淡水的全面估计.
- 结果与全球估计一致,不确定性为±17.35%.
- 这些结果对于了解布拉马普特拉河流域的水供应和潜在危害至关重要.
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