The mountain cryosphere provides fresh water and other ecosystem services to half of
humanity. The loss of the mountain cryosphere due to global warming is already evident in …

The state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), lying between latitude 32.28–37.06° and longitude
72.53–80.32°, is located in the northwestern part of the Himalayan mountain arc in India, at …

This study assessed spatiotemporal changes at Gya Glacier, the associated development of
a proglacial lake, and reconstructed the 2014 outburst flood that struck Gya Village in the …

The study, first of its kind in the Kashmir Valley, uses a time series of satellite data (1980–
2018) to determine the glacier health, which is critical for sustaining the perenniality of the …

Climate warming-induced glacier recession has resulted in the development and rapid
expansion of glacial lakes in the Himalayan region. The increased melting has enhanced …

Lidder tributary in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) of the Himalayas, an important source of
surface and ground water, is experiencing clear indications of climate change. In the basin …

A large population depends on water resources generated due to runoff from Himalayan
River basins. They provide enough water for drinking, domestic, industrial, and irrigation …

This study investigates spatial patterns in glacier characteristics and area changes at
decadal scales in the eastern Himalaya–Nepal (Arun and Tamor basins), India (Teesta …

Using Landsat data at decadal interval (1980–2013), the glacier fluctuations (glacier area,
equilibrium line altitude and specific mass balance) of nine benchmark glaciers in Kashmir …

A glacier inventory of the Ravi basin, north-western Himalaya has been generated for the
year 2002 using Landsat ETM+ and ASTER Global DEM (GDEM V2) as the baseline data …