Tyndall Glacier
E443530
Tyndall Glacier is one of the main equatorial glaciers on Mount Kenya, notable for its rapid retreat and importance to local hydrology and climate studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tyndall Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
changes in precipitation patterns
ⓘ
global warming ⓘ regional climate variability ⓘ |
| contributesTo | runoff to rivers draining Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| hasClimateType | tropical alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
area loss during 20th and 21st centuries
ⓘ
rapid retreat ⓘ significant thinning ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
ablation dominated by melting and sublimation
ⓘ
mass balance sensitive to air temperature changes ⓘ mass balance sensitive to precipitation variability ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
equatorial high-mountain climatology
ⓘ
glacier dynamics ⓘ glacier mass balance ⓘ hydrological response to glacier retreat ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
retreating
ⓘ
shrinking ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | ice and firn ⓘ |
| importantFor |
climate change studies
ⓘ
dry-season streamflow on Mount Kenya ⓘ glaciological research ⓘ local hydrology ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| is | equatorial glacier ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | tropical glacier retreat under climate warming ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ tropics ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSide | western slopes of Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
climate scientists
ⓘ
glaciologists ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Tyndall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mount Kenya glacier system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
headwaters of local catchments on Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
aerial photography
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field measurements ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
| usedAs | indicator of climate change in equatorial East Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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