Mongolia's cryosphere is relatively poorly studied; this review sheds light on the research on
paleoglaciations, recent glaciers, and permafrost. Historical works mostly added to …

Abstract The Altai Mountains contain rivers, lakes, and glaciers critical for the survival of both
social and ecological systems. Reconstructing past hydroclimatic changes is crucial for …

Concurrent with atmospheric warming glaciers around the world are rapidly retreating,
thinning, and losing mass. While total volume compared with the ice sheets in Greenland …

Evapotranspiration is a key element of the hydrologic cycle because it controls moisture
transfer to the atmosphere and influences fundamental properties of terrestrial ecosystems …

Understanding the spatial–temporal changes in glacier mass balance and associated
drivers on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is important for predicting future water supplies and …

Glaciers have proven to be a particularly sensitive indicator of climate change, and the
impacts of glacier melting on downstream water supplies are becoming increasingly …

To understand how a continental glacier responds to climate change, it is imperative to
quantify the surface energy fluxes and identify factors controlling glacier mass balance using …

Understanding paleo—and recent environmental changes and the dynamics of individual
drivers of water availability is essential for water resources management in the Mongolian …

Abstract The Altai Mountains contain 1281 glaciers covering an area of 1191 km 2. These
glaciers have undergone significant changes in glacial length and area over the past …

Relatively little is known about glaciers in the continental climates of North Asia and even
less is known about the glaciers of the Mongolian Altai. In an attempt to fill this knowledge …