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Glacier detachments and rock-ice avalanches in the Petra Pervogo range, Tajikistan (1973–2019)
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Enrico Bernardini
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Mylène Jacquemart
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States
Mikhail Dokukin
High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, Nalchik, 360030, Russia
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Short summary
A cluster of 13 large mass flow events including five detachments of entire valley glaciers was observed in the Petra Pervogo range, Tajikistan, in 1973–2019. The local clustering provides additional understanding of the influence of temperature, seismic activity, and geology. Most events occurred in summer of years with mean annual air temperatures higher than the past 46-year trend. The glaciers rest on weak bedrock and are rather short, making them sensitive to friction loss due to meltwater.
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