Glaciohydrology of the himalaya-karakoram

MF Azam, JS Kargel, JM Shea, S Nepal, UK Haritashya… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
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 …

Review of the status and mass changes of Himalayan-Karakoram glaciers

MF Azam, P Wagnon, E Berthier, C Vincent… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - cambridge.org
We present a comprehensive review of the status and changes in glacier length (since the
1850s), area and mass (since the 1960s) along the Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region and …

Consistent increase in High Asia's runoff due to increasing glacier melt and precipitation

AF Lutz, WW Immerzeel, AB Shrestha… - Nature Climate …, 2014‏ - nature.com
Rivers originating in the high mountains of Asia are among the most meltwater-dependent
river systems on Earth, yet large human populations depend on their resources downstream …

Variable 21st century climate change response for rivers in High Mountain Asia at seasonal to decadal time scales

S Khanal, AF Lutz, PDA Kraaijenbrink… - Water Resources …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The hydrological response to climate change in mountainous basins manifests itself at
varying spatial and temporal scales, ranging from catchment to large river basin scale and …

Climate change impacts on the upper Indus hydrology: sources, shifts and extremes

AF Lutz, WW Immerzeel, PDA Kraaijenbrink… - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
The Indus basin heavily depends on its upstream mountainous part for the downstream
supply of water while downstream demands are high. Since downstream demands will likely …

Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff

WW Immerzeel, N Wanders, AF Lutz… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2015‏ - hess.copernicus.org
Mountain ranges in Asia are important water suppliers, especially if downstream climates
are arid, water demands are high and glaciers are abundant. In such basins, the …

Tracking 21st century climate dynamics of the Third Pole: An analysis of topo-climate impacts on snow cover in the central Himalaya using Google Earth Engine

A Banerjee, R Chen, ME Meadows, D Sengupta… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Research on the Himalayan cryosphere has increasingly focused on climate change,
considering aspects such as snow cover dynamics, precipitation and temperature trends …

Water in The Hindu kush himalaya

CA Scott, F Zhang, A Mukherji, W Immerzeel… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019‏ - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] State of Himalayan cryosphere and implications for water security

AV Kulkarni, TS Shirsat, A Kulkarni, HS Negi… - Water Security, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The Himalayan region has a large concentration of glaciers and seasonal snow. Recent
advances in remote sensing technologies have made it possible to study previously …

Twenty first century climatic and hydrological changes over Upper Indus Basin of Himalayan region of Pakistan

S Ali, D Li, F Congbin, F Khan - Environmental Research Letters, 2015‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This study is based on both the recent and the predicted twenty first century climatic and
hydrological changes over the mountainous Upper Indus Basin (UIB), which are influenced …