RDS
Regional Database System
ICIMOD
Discharge: Langshisha glacier new station

Discharge: Langshisha glacier new station

Published date: 2020-03-11

Description

This dataset provides discharge measurements at terminus of Langshisha Glacier in Langtang Valley. The station is no longer operational. Discharge calculated from stage height measurements over multiple years, based on a rating curve developed locally with salt dilution. Station was destroyed by high flow. Previous measurements were carried out further upstream (separate data file).

Access & Use Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Suggested Citation

ICIMOD & Utrecht University. (2020). Discharge: Langshisha Glacier new station [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/RDS.1972405

Thematic keywords
hydrologydischarge
Geography
LangtangNepal
Contact
Name

Mr. Jakob Steiner

Position

Glacier Hydrologist

Organization

Utrecht University/ICIMOD