Debris temperature and ablation measurements from the Lirung Debris-Covered Glacier (2013-2014), Nepal

These data are from the debris-covered portion of Lirung Glacier, Langtang Valley located in the Langtang National Park of the Nepal Himalaya that were collected during three field expeditions between September 2013 and April 2014. The data includes debris temperature measurements at two different sites of the glacier in three different seasons of the year 2013 (Monsoon and Winter) and 2014 (Pre-Monsoon). Debris temperature measurements from thermistors located at the surface (Black-colored dirty ice) to up to 40 cm from the surface. Dataset also included the ablation measurement in three seasons at different debris-thicknesses. Below is a brief description of the two different datasets:

- Ablation_stake_data_Lirung_glacier_CHAND.csv: ablation stake measurement in the Monsoon and Winter season of 2013 and pre-monsoon season of 2014 from Chand and Kayastha (2018) and Chand et al. (2015).

- Debris_temperature_profile_Lirung_Glacier_CHAND.csv: debris temperature measurements (Degree Celcius) where the depth is reported in cm from Chand and Kayastha (2018).

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Chand, M. B., and Kayastha, R. B. (2018). Study of thermal properties of supraglacial debris and degree-day factors on Lirung Glacier, Nepal. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions, 10(5): 357-368 doi:10.3724/SP.J.1226.2018.00357

Chand, M. B., Kayastha, R. B., Parajuli, A., and Mool, P. K. (2015). Seasonal variation of ice melting on varying layers of the debris of Lirung Glacier, Langtang Valley, Nepal, Proc. IAHS, 368, 21–26, https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-368-21-2015