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