The movement features analysis of Laohugou Glacier No.12 in Qilian Mountains

作     者：YuShuo Liu Xiang Qin WenTao Du WeiJun Sun DianJiong Hou 

作者机构：Qilian Shan Station of Glaciology and Ecologic Environment State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou Gansu 730000 China 

出 版 物：《Research in Cold and Arid Regions》 (寒旱区科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2011年第3卷第2期

页      面：119-123页

学科分类：0821[工学-纺织科学与工程] 08[工学] 09[农学] 0705[理学-地理学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 082104[工学-服装设计与工程] 

基　　金：supported by the Chinese Key Basic Research Development Project (973) (Grant Number: 2007CB411501) the National Basic Work Program of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology "Investigation of glacier resources and their variations in China" (Grant number: 2006FY110200) the Self-determination Project of State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences (Grant number: SKLCS09-04) 

主　　题：Laohugou Glacier No. 12 GPS glacier movement surface velocity 

摘      要：The Laohugou Glacier No. 12 is the largest valley glacier in Qilian Mountains, which is located in northem Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Movement is the basic characteristic of glaciers, and is also an important distinction from other terrestrial natural ice. Glacier changes not only reflect climate change, but also play an important role in humanity society. In the arid regions of western China, glaciers are becoming an important water source. We use the GPS receiver （South-Lingrui $82） as data platform with the aid of RTK measurement technology to observe the surface velocity of Laohugou Glacier No. 12. Surface velocity data shows that the maximum value appears at an altitude of 4,750-4,850 m during the period of 2008-2009. During this period, the west branch surface velocity reached 32.6 m per year at an altitude near 4,830 m, the east branch surface velocity reached 32.4 m per year at the altitude near 4,770 m. Comparing the surface velocity data during 2008-2009 with observation results in 1959, the glacier velocity slowed down about 11%.