Review of the status and mass changes of Himalayan-Karakoram glaciers

MF Azam, P Wagnon, E Berthier, C Vincent… - Journal of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
We present a comprehensive review of the status and changes in glacier length (since the
1850s), area and mass (since the 1960s) along the Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region and …

The state and fate of Himalayan glaciers

T Bolch, A Kulkarni, A Kääb, C Huggel, F Paul… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Himalayan glaciers are a focus of public and scientific debate. Prevailing uncertainties are of
major concern because some projections of their future have serious implications for water …

Underestimated mass loss from lake-terminating glaciers in the greater Himalaya

G Zhang, T Bolch, T Yao, DR Rounce, W Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Long-term satellite-based observations have helped quantify glacier mass change and the
response of the hydrosphere to glacier changes. However, subaqueous mass loss …

High Mountain Asian glacier response to climate revealed by multi-temporal satellite observations since the 1960s

A Bhattacharya, T Bolch, K Mukherjee, O King… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge about the long-term response of High Mountain Asian glaciers to
climatic variations is paramount because of their important role in sustaining Asian river flow …

Acceleration of ice loss across the Himalayas over the past 40 years

JM Maurer, JM Schaefer, S Rupper, A Corley - Science advances, 2019 - science.org
Himalayan glaciers supply meltwater to densely populated catchments in South Asia, and
regional observations of glacier change over multiple decades are needed to understand …

Status and change of the cryosphere in the extended Hindu Kush Himalaya region

T Bolch, JM Shea, S Liu, FM Azam, Y Gao… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
The cryosphere is defined by the presence of frozen water in its many forms: glaciers, ice
caps, ice sheets, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. In the extended Hindu Kush …

Region-wide glacier mass balances over the Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya during 1999–2011

J Gardelle, E Berthier, Y Arnaud, A Kääb - The Cryosphere, 2013 - tc.copernicus.org
The recent evolution of Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya (PKH) glaciers, widely acknowledged
as valuable high-altitude as well as mid-latitude climatic indicators, remains poorly known …

Increasing glacial lake outburst flood hazard in response to surge glaciers in the Karakoram

NA Bazai, P Cui, PA Carling, H Wang, J Hassan… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unlike glaciers in other parts of the world, Karakoram glaciers seem to be stable or gaining
in mass in response to global climate change, a phenomenon known as 'the Karakoram …

Contrasting patterns of early twenty-first-century glacier mass change in the Himalayas

A Kääb, E Berthier, C Nuth, J Gardelle, Y Arnaud - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Glaciers are among the best indicators of terrestrial climate variability, contribute importantly
to water resources in many mountainous regions, and are a major contributor to global sea …

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 …