The increase in frequency of glacial lakes outburst floods resulting from changing climatic conditions in the recent years demands understanding of the existing situation of glacial lakes behavior in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya (HKH) ranges of Pakistan. The dynamics of glacial lakes was studied in relation with physical characteristics of the lakes and their surrounding using base data generated through integration of geographic information system and remote sensing data of 2001 and 2013 periods. The relationship analysis between lake area and elevation revealed that large sized lakes may decrease in numbers with altitude. The expansion of lakes and elevation had shown a positive correlation for all three HKH ranges, significant (P
Arshad Ashraf, Rozina Naz, Bashir Ahmad, Irum Raz. (2017) Evaluating Glacial Lakes Behavior in the High Himalayan Ranges of Pakistan, , Proc. of the PAS: B; 54, Issue 2.
