BGR Volume 07
Bulletin of Glacier Research Publication No.7 (March, 1989)
Contents Surveying and mapping on Chongce Ice Cap in the West Kunlun Mountains Chen J., Wang Y., Liu L. and Gu P. .................................. 1 Ice thickness and subglacial topography obtained by radar sounding on Chongce Ice Cap, West Kunlun Mountains Zhu G. .............................................................. 7 Ice coring operation at high altitudes in West Kunlun Mountains, China M. Nakawo, Y. Nakayama, S. Kohshima, T. Nishimura, Han J. and Zhou T. .15 Stratigraphic and structural features of ice cores from Chongce Ice Cap, West Kunlun Mountains Han J., Zhou T. and M. Nakawo ....................................... 21 Characteristics of ice formation in the West Kunlun Mountains Xie Z. and Zhang W. ................................................. 29 Mass balance studies on Chongce Ice Cap in the West Kunlun Mountains Y. Ageta, Zhang W. and M. Nakawo .................................... 37 Movement of Chongce Ice Cap and recent variations of some glaciers on the south side of West Kunlun Mountains Chen J., M. Nakawo, Y. Ageta, O. Watanabe and Liu L. ................ 45 Conditions of glacier development and some glacial features in the West Kunlun Mountains Zhang W., An R., Yang H. and Jiao K. ................................ 49 Glaciological importance of micro-organisms in the surface mud-like materials and dirt layer particles of the Chongce Ice Cap and Gozha Glacier, West Kunlun Mountains, China S. Kohshima ......................................................... 59 Meteorological conditions of the West Kunlun Mountains in the summer of 1987 T. Ohata, S. Takahashi and Kang X. ................................. 67 The character of the weather and climate in the West Kunlun Mountains area in summer, 1987 Kang X. and Xie Y. .................................................. 77 Radiation balance in Gozha Glacier region, in the West Kunlun Mountains Xie Y., Kang X. and S. Takahashi .................................... 83 Characteristics of heat and water fluxes on glacier and ground surfaces in the West Kunlun Mountains S. Takahashi, T. Ohata and Xie Y. ................................... 89 Characteristics of local circulation in the glacier area in the West Kunlun Mountains, 1987 Kang X., T. Ohata, Xie Y. and S. Takahashi .......................... 99 Permafrost and ground water on the southern slope of West Kunlun Mountains Y. Aoki, T. Ohata and K. Higuchi .................................... 105 Runoff characteristics in the Gozha Glacier region on the south slope of the West Kunlun Mountains Cao Z. and Ai S. .................................................... 111 Hydrogeochemical characteristics in the Gozha Lake area of the West Kunlun Mountains Sheng W. ............................................................ 119 Stream types and flood features on the north slope of the West Kunlun Mountains Ai S. ............................................................... 123 Preliminary study on water quality of lakes and rivers on Xizang (Tibet) Plateau H. Fushimi, K. Kamiyama, Y. Aoki, Zheng B., Jiao K. and Li S. ....... 129 Glacial geomorphological features in upper reaches of the Yurunkax River on the north slope of the West Kunlun Mountains Ma Q., Zheng B., Jiao K., S. Iwata and H. Fushimi ................... 139 Patterned ground on the northern side of the West Kunlun Mountains, western China S. Iwata and Zheng B. ............................................... 145 Particle composition of glacial deposits in the West Kunlun Mountains Jiao K., Zheng B. and Ma Q. ......................................... 153 Features of permafrost in the West Kunlun Mountains Li S. and He Y. ..................................................... 161 Preliminary research on lacustrine deposits and lake evolution on the southern slope of the West Kunlun Mountains Li S., Zheng B. and Jiao K. ......................................... 169 Characteristics of basal till and the discovery of tephra layers in the West Kunlun Mountains Zheng B., H. Fushimi, Jiao K. and Li S. ............................. 177 Distribution and ages of Ashikule volcanoes on the West Kunlun Mountains, west China Liu J. and Maimaiti Y. .............................................. 187 An outline of Glaciological Expedition of Nepal: Langtang Himil Project 1987-88 T. Yamada ........................................................... 191 Hydrological observations in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalayas during 1987 monsoon-postmonsoon season H. Motoyama and T. Yamada ........................................... 195 Permeability coefficient of water in snow and firn at the accumulation area of Yala Glacier, Nepal Himalaya S. Murakami, H. Ozawa and T. Yamada ................................. 203 Distribution of periglacial landforms in the Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya T. Watanabe, T. Shiraiwa and Y. Ono ................................. 209 Shapes and distribution of air bubbles in an ice core from Asgardfonna, Spitsbergen T. Kameda, T. Kawamura, Y. Fujii and H. Enomoto ..................... 221