Research Article

Effects of Glacier and Geomorphology on the Mechanism Difference of Glacier-Related Debris Flow on the South and North Banks of Parlung Zangbo River, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau

Table 2

Glaciers along the Parlung river from Bomi to Suotong.

LocationTypes of glacierNumber of glaciers and percentageArea of glaciers (km2) and percentageVolume of glaciers (106 × m3) and percentageAverage snow line (m)

North bankHanging glacier1820.93%41.1230.84%2867.4533.934040
Cirque glacier1011.63%4.963.72%142.571.69%
Valley glacier00%00%00%

South bankHanging glacier2326.74%31.1823.38%2058.0124.35%3429
Cirque glacier1517.44%5.824.36%194.732.30%
Valley glacier2023.26%50.2737.70%3188.5437.73%

Sum total86100%133.35100%8451.3100%