Climate change decisive for Asia's snow meltwater supply

PDA Kraaijenbrink, EE Stigter, T Yao… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
Streamflow in high-mountain Asia is influenced by meltwater from snow and glaciers, and
determining impacts of climate change on the region's cryosphere is essential to understand …

Consistent increase in High Asia's runoff due to increasing glacier melt and precipitation

AF Lutz, WW Immerzeel, AB Shrestha… - Nature Climate …, 2014 - nature.com
Rivers originating in the high mountains of Asia are among the most meltwater-dependent
river systems on Earth, yet large human populations depend on their resources downstream …

Climate change impacts on glaciers and runoff in Tien Shan (Central Asia)

A Sorg, T Bolch, M Stoffel, O Solomina… - Nature Climate …, 2012 - nature.com
Climate-driven changes in glacier-fed streamflow regimes have direct implications on
freshwater supply, irrigation and hydropower potential. Reliable information about current …

Runoff from glacier ice and seasonal snow in High Asia: separating melt water sources in river flow

RL Armstrong, K Rittger, MJ Brodzik… - Regional Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Across High Asia, the amount, timing, and spatial patterns of snow and ice melt play
key roles in providing water for downstream irrigation, hydropower generation, and general …

Effects of projected climate change on the glacier and runoff generation in the Naryn River Basin, Central Asia

R Gan, Y Luo, Q Zuo, L Sun - Journal of Hydrology, 2015 - Elsevier
Climate change is a major environmental concern and the melting processes of the glaciers
and snowpacks are sensitive to climate change. The ultimate effect of the future changes on …

Winter melt trends portend widespread declines in snow water resources

KN Musselman, N Addor, JA Vano… - Nature Climate Change, 2021 - nature.com
In many mountainous regions, winter precipitation accumulates as snow that melts in the
spring and summer, which provides water to one billion people globally. Climate warming …

Hot spots of glacier mass balance variability in Central Asia

M Barandun, E Pohl, K Naegeli… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tien Shan and Pamir mountains host over 28,000 glaciers providing essential
water resources for increasing water demand in Central Asia. A disequilibrium between …

Decoupling of warming mountain snowpacks from hydrological regimes

JI López-Moreno, JW Pomeroy… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate warming will reduce the duration of mountain snowpacks and spring runoff,
impacting the timing, volume, reliability, and sources of water supplies to mountain …

Global response of glacier runoff to twenty‐first century climate change

A Bliss, R Hock, V Radić - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrology of many important river systems in the world is influenced by the presence of
glaciers in their upper reaches. We assess the global‐scale response of glacier runoff to …

Why does snowmelt-driven streamflow response to warming vary? A data-driven review and predictive framework

BL Gordon, PD Brooks, SA Krogh… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change is altering the seasonal accumulation and ablation of snow across mid-
latitude mountainous regions in the Northern Hemisphere with profound implications for the …