Glacier-Related Hazards Along the International Karakoram Highway: Status and Future Perspectives

The China–Pakistan international Karakoram Highway passes through the core area of the “Karakoram Anomaly,” whose glaciers have maintained or increased their mass during a period when most glaciers worldwide have receded. We synthesized the literature and used remote-sensing techniques to review the...

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Main Authors: Yongpeng Gao, Shiyin Liu, Miaomiao Qi, Fuming Xie, Kunpeng Wu, Yu Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.611501/full