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DOI | 10.1038/NCLIMATE1580 |
Different glacier status with atmospheric circulations in Tibetan Plateau and surroundings | |
Yao, Tandong![]() | |
发表日期 | 2012 |
ISSN | 1758-678X |
卷号 | 2期号:9页码:663-667 |
英文摘要 | The Tibetan Plateau and surroundings contain the largest number of glaciers outside the polar regions(1). These glaciers are at the headwaters of many prominent Asian rivers and are largely experiencing shrinkage(2), which affects the water discharge of large rivers such as the lndus(3‘4). The resulting potential geohazards(5,6) merit a comprehensive study of glacier status in the Tibetan Plateau and surroundings. Here we report on the glacier status over the past 30 years by investigating the glacial retreat of 82 glaciers, area reduction of 7,090 glaciers and mass-balance change of 15 glaciers. Systematic differences in glacier status are apparent from region to region, with the most intensive shrinkage in the Himalayas (excluding the Karakorum) characterized by the greatest reduction in glacial length and area and the most negative mass balance. The shrinkage generally decreases from the Himalayas to the continental interior and is the least in the eastern Pamir, characterized by the least glacial retreat, area reduction and positive mass balance. In addition to rising temperature, decreased precipitation in the Himalayas and increasing precipitation in the eastern Pamir accompanied by different atmospheric circulation patterns is probably driving these systematic differences. |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000309029100011 |
来源期刊 | NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
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来源机构 | 中国科学院青藏高原研究所 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/493 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yao, Tandong,Thompson, Lonnie,Yang, Wei,et al. Different glacier status with atmospheric circulations in Tibetan Plateau and surroundings[J]. 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2012,2(9):663-667. |
APA | Yao, Tandong.,Thompson, Lonnie.,Yang, Wei.,Yu, Wusheng.,Gao, Yang.,...&Joswiak, Daniel.(2012).Different glacier status with atmospheric circulations in Tibetan Plateau and surroundings.NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE,2(9),663-667. |
MLA | Yao, Tandong,et al."Different glacier status with atmospheric circulations in Tibetan Plateau and surroundings".NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE 2.9(2012):663-667. |
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