TY - JOUR

T1 - Особенности формирования ледникового стока на северном макросклоне массива Табын-Богдо-Ола по изотопным данным

AU - Банцев, Дмитрий Вадимович

AU - Ганюшкин, Дмитрий Анатольевич

AU - Чистяков, Кирилл Валентинович

AU - Екайкин, Алексей Анатольевич

AU - Токарев, Игорь Владимирович

AU - Волков, Илья Владимирович

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

N2 - This investigation is based on measurements of stable isotopes concentrations (δD and δ 18O) in water, snow and ice samples. Glaciers are composed of ice, snow, and firn of atmospheric origin. The isotopic composition of these components is different, so when melting they form the melted glacial water with different isotope characteristics. Summer precipitation contains the heaviest isotopes, but only a small part of them remains on the glacier. The average isotopic composition of glacier ice represents the average composition of precipitation that accumulates on it. However, snow and firn of different seasons can occur on the glacier surface, the isotopic composition of which differs from the isotopic composition of glacier ice. At different times of the ablation season different parts of the glacier melt, therefore the isotopic composition of melt waters will be different. Differences in the isotopic composition of the major runoff-forming components on the Northern slopes of the massif Tabyn-Bogdo-Ola had been identified. A part of melting ice in the formation of the runoff on this massif is determined by estimation of the isotopic composition of snow, ice, and firn on different glaciers of this region. The average δ 18O of snow on the glacier surface is -11.9‰, and this snow can be attributed to the precipitation fallen in late spring or early summer. Measured average isotopic composition of precipitation (δ 18O = -11.9‰) was compared with the online calculator of the isotope content in precipitation (OIPC). The isotopic composition of glacial melt waters on the Northern macro-slope in the middle of July 2015 (δ 18O = -15.3‰) differs from the isotopic composition of the territory of the Mongolian part of the massif (δ 18O = -17.4‰) obtained from results of the analysis of eight samples taken at different edges of the glaciers at the beginning of August 2013. Isotopic separation shows important role of summer snow in feeding the glacial rivers of the massif even in the middle of the ablation season, especially for glaciers in the central part of the massif. The role of seasonal snow in feeding the glacier streams depends on the morphological type of glacier. It is maximum for corrie glaciers and minimum for the valley ones.

AB - This investigation is based on measurements of stable isotopes concentrations (δD and δ 18O) in water, snow and ice samples. Glaciers are composed of ice, snow, and firn of atmospheric origin. The isotopic composition of these components is different, so when melting they form the melted glacial water with different isotope characteristics. Summer precipitation contains the heaviest isotopes, but only a small part of them remains on the glacier. The average isotopic composition of glacier ice represents the average composition of precipitation that accumulates on it. However, snow and firn of different seasons can occur on the glacier surface, the isotopic composition of which differs from the isotopic composition of glacier ice. At different times of the ablation season different parts of the glacier melt, therefore the isotopic composition of melt waters will be different. Differences in the isotopic composition of the major runoff-forming components on the Northern slopes of the massif Tabyn-Bogdo-Ola had been identified. A part of melting ice in the formation of the runoff on this massif is determined by estimation of the isotopic composition of snow, ice, and firn on different glaciers of this region. The average δ 18O of snow on the glacier surface is -11.9‰, and this snow can be attributed to the precipitation fallen in late spring or early summer. Measured average isotopic composition of precipitation (δ 18O = -11.9‰) was compared with the online calculator of the isotope content in precipitation (OIPC). The isotopic composition of glacial melt waters on the Northern macro-slope in the middle of July 2015 (δ 18O = -15.3‰) differs from the isotopic composition of the territory of the Mongolian part of the massif (δ 18O = -17.4‰) obtained from results of the analysis of eight samples taken at different edges of the glaciers at the beginning of August 2013. Isotopic separation shows important role of summer snow in feeding the glacial rivers of the massif even in the middle of the ablation season, especially for glaciers in the central part of the massif. The role of seasonal snow in feeding the glacier streams depends on the morphological type of glacier. It is maximum for corrie glaciers and minimum for the valley ones.

KW - Glacier-derived runoff

KW - Glaciers

KW - Isotopic content

KW - Melting

KW - South-Eastern Altai

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055213336&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.15356/2076-6734-2018-3-333-342

DO - 10.15356/2076-6734-2018-3-333-342

M3 - статья

VL - 58

SP - 333

EP - 342

JO - Лед и Снег

JF - Лед и Снег

SN - 2076-6734

IS - 3

ER -