Abstract The Coast Mountains in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska contain around
9040 km2 of glaciers and ice fields at present. While these glaciers have followed an overall …

Alpine glaciers and perennial snowfields (G&PS) are important hydrologically and
ecologically, providing meltwater during the hottest and driest summer periods. Climate …

The cryosphere-all forms of frozen water on Earth-plays a fundamental role in its climate
system. Seasonal snow, mountain glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice reflect much of the …

Résumé Les glaciers Andins présentent des taux de recul parmi les plus importants au
monde, et contribuent à la hausse du niveau des mers. Ils constituent aussi des ressources …

Intermontane lakes are often enclosed by complex topography that creates difficulty in
resolving the local and regional wind fields. Quesnel Lake, nestled into the western flank of …

Preliminary reports from the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) show that 2016 will
be the 37th consecutive year of negative glacial mass balances (Figure 1). Data from …

This chapter assesses the scientific literature produced after the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report (AR5) dealing with past, current and future …