Hydro-geochemical analysis of meltwater draining from Bilare Banga glacier, Western Himalaya

Kumar, Ramesh; Kumar, Rajesh; Singh, Atar; Singh, Shaktiman; Bhardwaj, Anshuman; Kumari, Anupma; Kumar, Sinha Ravindra; Gupta, Akhilesh

doi:10.1007/s11600-019-00262-w

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Hydro-geochemical analysis of meltwater draining from Bilare Banga glacier, Western Himalaya

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Kumar Ramesh , Kumar Rajesh , Singh Atar , Singh Shaktiman , Bhardwaj Anshuman , Kumari Anupma , Kumar Sinha Ravindra , Gupta Akhilesh

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10.1007/s11600-019-00262-w

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The changing climate is affecting the melting process of glacier ice and snow in Himalaya and may influence the hydrogeochemistry of the glacial meltwater. This paper represents the ionic composition of discharge from Bilare Banga glacier by carrying out hydro-geochemical analysis of water samples of melting season of 2017. The pH and EC were measured on-site in field, and others parameters were examined in the laboratory. The abundance of the ions observed in meltwater has been arranged in decreasing order for cations as Ca²⁺> Mg²⁺ > Na⁺ > K⁺ and for anions as HCO₃⁻ > SO₄²⁻ > Cl>⁻ > NO₃⁻, respectively. Analysis suggests that the meltwater is mostly dominated by Ca2+ and ₃⁻. It has been observed that the ionic concentration HCO₃⁻ is dominant and Cl>⁻ is the least in the catchment. Piper plot analysis suggests that the chemical composition of the glacier discharge not only has natural origin but also has some anthropogenic input. Hydro-geochemical heterogeneity reflected the carbonate-dominated features (Ca²⁺–HCO₃⁻) in the catchment. The carbonate weathering was found as the regulatory factor to control the chemistry of the glacial meltwater due to the high enrichment ratio of (Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺) against TZ⁺ and (Na⁺ + K⁺). In statistical approach, PCA analysis suggests that geogenic weathering dynamics in the catchment is associated with carbonate-dominant lithology.

Słowa kluczowe

Bilare Banga glacier hydrogeochemistry cations anions carbonate weathering

lodowiec Bilare Banga hydrogeochemia kationy aniony wietrzenie węglanowe

Wydawca

Instytut Geofizyki PAN
Springer

Czasopismo

Acta Geophysica

Rocznik

2019

Tom

Vol. 67, no. 2

Strony

651--660

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 52 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Kumar Ramesh

rajesh.kumar@sharda.ac.in

Department of Environmental Science, SBSR, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India

autor

Kumar Rajesh

Department of Environmental Science, SBSR, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India

autor

Singh Atar

Department of Environmental Science, SBSR, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India

autor

Singh Shaktiman

Department of Environmental Science, SBSR, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Luleĺ, Sweden

autor

Bhardwaj Anshuman

Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Luleĺ, Sweden

autor

Kumari Anupma

Department of Zoology, Patna University, Patna, India

autor

Kumar Sinha Ravindra

Department of Zoology, Patna University, Patna, India
Nalanda Open University, Biscoman Bhawan, Gandhi Maidan, Patna, India

autor

Gupta Akhilesh

DST, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, India

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