Darkening of the mid-Himalaya glaciers since 2000 and the potential causes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15549672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jing Ming (0000-0001-5527-3768, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, corresponding author), Zhencai Du (Institute of Atmospheric Physics), Cunde Xiao (0000-0002-1706-4794, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences), Xiaobin Xu (0009-0000-8310-1509, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences), Dongqi Zhang (0000-0003-3895-1330, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 014021-014021 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/7/1/014021 |
| OpenAlex | W2010882378 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
Himalayan glaciers are a vital water source for people in the high regions of Asia. Their complete melting would be a crisis for approximately 1 billion people. Albedo is one of the key parameters that affect the energy balance of the snow and ice surfaces. Since 2000, albedos have been retrieved from satellite data for eleven representative Himalayan glaciers. It was found that most of the glaciers showed declining trends in the albedo of their upper areas, indicating that they have generally become darker in the past decade. A simulation case study in conjunction with in situ measurements showed that light-absorbing constituents (e.g., black carbon and dust) could be partly responsible for this phenomenon during late springtime; the background regional warming could also be responsible. The current surface radiation absorption in Himalayan glaciers could lead to significant melting, causing most of them to be in danger of rapid mass loss
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