Glaciohydrology of the himalaya-karakoram

MF Azam, JS Kargel, JM Shea, S Nepal, UK Haritashya… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND The Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region in south Asia is one of the most
heavily glacierized and vulnerable mountainous regions on Earth. The Indus, Ganges, and …

Challenges in understanding the variability of the cryosphere in the Himalaya and its impact on regional water resources

BD Vishwakarma, R Ramsankaran, MF Azam… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Himalaya plays a vital role in regulating the freshwater availability for nearly a billion
people living in the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra River basins. Due to climate change …

Efficiency of artificial neural networks for glacier ice-thickness estimation: A case study in western Himalaya, India

MA Haq, MF Azam, C Vincent - Journal of Glaciology, 2021 - cambridge.org
Knowledge of glacier volume is crucial for ice flow modelling and predicting the impacts of
climate change on glaciers. Rugged terrain, harsh weather conditions and logistic costs limit …

Mass balance and runoff modelling of partially debris-covered Dokriani Glacier in monsoon-dominated Himalaya using ERA5 data since 1979

MF Azam, S Srivastava - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Glacier-wide mass balance and catchment-wide runoff were reconstructed over 1979–2018
for Dokriani Glacier catchment in Garhwal Himalaya (India). A glacier mass balance-runoff …

Little Ice Age glacier extent and temporal changes in annual mass balance (2016–2019) of Pensilungpa Glacier, Zanskar Himalaya

M Mehta, V Kumar, S Garg, A Shukla - Regional Environmental Change, 2021 - Springer
Glaciers and climate are known to exhibit positive feedbacks that are important for
comprehending the overall glacier state. This relation is poorly understood in the relatively …

Role of Indian Summer Monsoon and Westerlies on glacier variability in the Himalaya and East Africa during Late Quaternary: Review and new data

O Kumar, AL Ramanathan, J Bakke, BS Kotlia… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of Late Quaternary climatic changes and glacier variability in
the Himalaya and East Africa, focusing on the role of Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM), East …

Reconstructing 32 years (1989–2020) of annual glacier surface mass balance in Chandra Basin, Western Himalayas, India

A Chandrasekharan, R Ramsankaran - Regional Environmental Change, 2023 - Springer
This study presents a reconstruction of basin scale long-term annual surface mass balance
(SMB) estimates for 91 glaciers (≥ 1 km2) of Chandra basin in Western Himalayas from …

An 11-year record of wintertime snow-surface energy balance and sublimation at 4863 m asl on the Chhota Shigri Glacier moraine (western Himalaya, India)

A Mandal, T Angchuk, MF Azam, A Ramanathan… - The …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
Analysis of surface energy balance (SEB) at the glacier/snow surface is the most
comprehensive way to explain the atmosphere–glacier/snow interactions, but that requires …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial community dynamics from a fast-receding glacier of Western Himalayas highlight the importance of microbes in primary succession, nutrient …

A Kumar, S Mukhia, R Kumar - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change has caused an unimaginable upsurge in glacier retreats. The melted ice
exposes bare areas offering sites for new ecosystem development where primary microbial …

Application of “OTSU”—An image segmentation method for differentiation of snow and ice regions of glaciers and assessment of mass budget in Chandra basin …

VK Gaddam, R Boddapati, T Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, an image segmentation algorithm (“OTSU”) is applied for differentiation of
snow/ice regions followed by interpretation of snowlines and estimation of mass budget of …