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The State and Fate of Himalayan Glaciers

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ID23366144
AuthorsTobias Bolch (0000-0002-8201-5059, University of Zurich, corresponding author), A Kulkarni (Divecha Center for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.), Anil V Kulkarni (0000-0002-2040-186X, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore), Andreas Kääb (0000-0002-6017-6564, University of Oslo), C Huggel (0000-0002-9646-0161, University of Zurich), Fredy S Monge-Rodríguez (0000-0001-9299-2665, University of Geneva), F Paul (University of Zurich), J Graham Cogley (Trent University), Holger Frey (0000-0003-0705-3570, University of Geneva), Jeffrey S Kargel (0000-0002-5506-1797, University of Arizona), K Fujita (0000-0003-3753-4981, Nagoya University), M Scheel (University of Zurich), S Bajracharya (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development), Samjwal Ratna Bajracharya (0000-0002-4081-5218, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development), Markus Stoffel (0000-0003-0816-1303, University of Geneva)
Year2012
Volume336
Issue6079
Pages310-314
Publication date2012-04-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1126/science.1215828
PMID22517852
OpenAlexW2066907097
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited87

Going More Slowly Himalayan glaciers sometimes are called the “Third Pole” because of the amount of snow and ice they contain. Despite their importance as a global water reservoir and their essential role in Asian hydrology, how their mass is changing in response to global warming is not well known. Bolch et al. (p. 310 ) review the contemporary evolution of glaciers in the Himalayan region, including those of the less well sampled region of the Karakoram to the Northwest, in order to provide a current, comprehensive picture of how they are changing. Most Himalayan glaciers are retreating at rates comparable to glaciers elsewhere in the world. In the Karakorum, on the other hand, advancing glaciers are more common.

Geography · Glacier · Hydrology (agriculture) · Hydropower · Physical geography · Surface runoff · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Climate change and permafrost · Cryospheric studies and observations · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology

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