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January 6, 2020

Sona and Meola Glacier Retreat Dhauliganga Basin, India

Sona Glacier (SG) and Meola Glacier (MG) in 1993 and 2019 Landsat images. Red arrow indicates 1993 terminus location of Sona Glacier and Yellow arrow the 2019 terminus location.  The orange arrow marks the 1993 downglacier limit of clean ice, below is debris covered ice.  Point A marks a small expanding rock outcrop amidst glacier. Point B marks north lateral moraine exposure of Meola Glacier. The Dhauliganga River is in …

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