Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan
Retreat of glaciers and partial melting of permafrost moraines recorded since the 1970s, led to the formation and rapid accumulation of glacial-moraine lakes in Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan. For its part, there was a necessity to analyse hydrometeorological and morphometric data on the current state and t...
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| description | Retreat of glaciers and partial melting of permafrost moraines recorded since the 1970s, led to the formation and rapid accumulation of glacial-moraine lakes in Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan. For its part, there was a necessity to analyse hydrometeorological and morphometric data on the current state and temporal changes of moraine lakes. Maps provided comprehensive information about the state of moraine-glacial lakes to prevent and protect objects from the negative effects of mudflow hazards. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to prepare a systematic inventory as a result of the study, compare and analyse the changes and evolution of the lakes. The findings of this study show that the total number of moraine lakes increased over the study period from 20 in 1978 to 77 in 2021. It is visible that the glacial-moraine lakes are increasing in number and area, thereby posing possible mudflow hazards to the densely populated downstream land. The study on glacial-moraine lakes in the Ile Alatau region has practical value in several areas: it helps assess the risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and enables authorities to develop effective strategies for disaster management; it informs planners and developers about potential hazards; it provides valuable information for protecting sensitive ecosystems and maintaining the ecological balance of mountainous regions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6f72074708b9404c8403775a7366d5e42024-12-30T18:50:11ZengPolish Academy of SciencesJournal of Water and Land Development2083-45352024-11-01No 631924https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2024.151786Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, KazakhstanAinur Mussina0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5115-2640Assel Abdullayeva1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5855-775XMartina Barandun2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1820-7600Alessandro Cicoira3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-4464Marzhan Tursyngali4https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5925-5889Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, 050040, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, 050040, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanUniversity of Fribourg, Department of Geosciences, CH-1700, 20 de l’Europe Ave., Fribourg, SwitzerlandUniversity of Zurich, Department of Geography, CH-8006, 71 Rämistrasse, Zurich, SwitzerlandAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, 050040, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanRetreat of glaciers and partial melting of permafrost moraines recorded since the 1970s, led to the formation and rapid accumulation of glacial-moraine lakes in Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan. For its part, there was a necessity to analyse hydrometeorological and morphometric data on the current state and temporal changes of moraine lakes. Maps provided comprehensive information about the state of moraine-glacial lakes to prevent and protect objects from the negative effects of mudflow hazards. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to prepare a systematic inventory as a result of the study, compare and analyse the changes and evolution of the lakes. The findings of this study show that the total number of moraine lakes increased over the study period from 20 in 1978 to 77 in 2021. It is visible that the glacial-moraine lakes are increasing in number and area, thereby posing possible mudflow hazards to the densely populated downstream land. The study on glacial-moraine lakes in the Ile Alatau region has practical value in several areas: it helps assess the risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and enables authorities to develop effective strategies for disaster management; it informs planners and developers about potential hazards; it provides valuable information for protecting sensitive ecosystems and maintaining the ecological balance of mountainous regions.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/133147/2024-04-JWLD-03.pdfearth’s remote sensing dataglacial lake outburst floodglacial-moraine lake inventorynumber and area of moraine lakes |
| spellingShingle | Ainur Mussina Assel Abdullayeva Martina Barandun Alessandro Cicoira Marzhan Tursyngali Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan Journal of Water and Land Development earth’s remote sensing data glacial lake outburst flood glacial-moraine lake inventory number and area of moraine lakes |
| title | Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan |
| title_full | Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan |
| title_short | Assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial-moraine lakes in the Central and Eastern part of the northern slope of the Ile Alatau, Kazakhstan |
| title_sort | assessment of the current state and temporal changes of glacial moraine lakes in the central and eastern part of the northern slope of the ile alatau kazakhstan |
| topic | earth’s remote sensing data glacial lake outburst flood glacial-moraine lake inventory number and area of moraine lakes |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/133147/2024-04-JWLD-03.pdf |
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