Applying Artificial Cover to Reduce Melting in Dagu Glacier in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Global warming has accelerated during the past decades, causing a dramatic shrinking of glaciers across globe. So far, attempts to counterbalance glacial melt have proven be inadequate and are mostly limited few landscapes only. In present study, scientific glacier protection experiment was conducted at Dagu Glacier site. Specifically, study site No. 17, situated 4830 m a.s.l. The involved deliberate verification feasibility effectiveness using geotextile covers on small located high altitudes between August 2020 October 2021. observations revealed that mass loss in area covered with geotextiles was, average, 15% lower (per year) compared uncovered areas combining field campaigns, terrestrial laser scanning, unmanned aerial vehicle. reason for this could albedo is higher than surface. addition, aging causes decline their albedo, leading gradual resulting protection. It indicated effective facilitating mitigation ablation, although cost-related limitations render it difficult upscale use artificial cover. Nonetheless, active cover case glaciers, landscapes, terminus regions.