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 …

The cryosphere reacts sensitively to climate change, as evidenced by the widespread retreat
of mountain glaciers. Subsurface ice contained in permafrost is similarly affected by climate …

Accurate snow depth observations are critical to assess water resources. More than a billion
people rely on water from snow, most of which originates in the Northern Hemisphere …

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 …

Commonly described as the “water tower for Asia,” the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) plays
an important role in ensuring water, food, energy, and environmental security for much of the …

In this study, we apply a glacier mass balance and ice redistribution model to examine the
sensitivity of glaciers in the Everest region of Nepal to climate change. High-resolution …

The thinning patterns of debris‐covered glaciers in High Mountain Asia are not well
understood. Here we calculate the effect of supraglacial ice cliffs on the mass balance of all …

We present the updated glaciological mass balance (MB) of Chhota Shigri Glacier, the
longest continuous annual MB record in the Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya (HKH) region …

This study discusses year-long (October 2016–September 2017) observations of
atmospheric black carbon (BC) mass concentration, its source and sector contributions …

The Himalayan glaciers contribute significantly to regional water resources. However,
limited field observations restrict our understanding of glacier dynamics and behaviour …