SL20 surveys three Tibetan glacial lakes
An OceanAlpha-led expedition used SL20 to conduct autonomous bathymetric surveys of three high-altitude glacial lakes on the Tibetan Plateau.
Evidence notes
- The expedition included OceanAlpha, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Zurich.
- SL20 surveyed Qihu Lake, Jialong Cuo Lake and Galong Cuo Lake at altitudes up to 5,070 m.
- The largest individual survey covered 5 km² at Galong Cuo Lake.