Assessment
Pakistan has more than 13,000 glaciers form one of the world’s largest non-polar ice reserves, feeding the Indus Basin and sustaining agriculture, drinking water, energy, and industry. But rising temperatures are accelerating glacier melt, threatening water security and increasing the risk of disasters such as glacial lake outburst floods. Using space based monitoring, SUPARCO tracks glacier health, snow cover, melt rates, and emerging glacial lakes, providing critical insights for water management, disaster preparedness, and long-term climate resilience
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Glacier Extent Mapping (Optical & Radar Imagery)
Identifying how much glacier area is shrinking or expanding over time.
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Glacier Mass Balance Assessment
Measuring ice gained in winter and lost in summer to understand long-term glacier trends.
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Surface Flow Velocity Monitoring
Using satellite feature-tracking to detect how fast glacier ice is moving.
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Supraglacial Lake Mapping & GLOF Risk Assessment
Tracking meltwater lakes forming on glaciers and evaluating their potential to burst.
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Snow Cover & Melt Rate Estimation
Analyzing seasonal snow patterns to understand water availability and runoff.
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Debris Cover Analysis on Glacier Surfaces
Monitoring rocks and sediment that influence melt rates and glacier behavior.
Recent Studies
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Glaciers Animations 2025
Glaciers Geospatial Portal
The Glaciers Geospatial Portal delivers basin-scale insights on glacier retreat, snow cover variability, and GLOF hotspots, ensuring water managers stay ahead of the melt.