The imbalance of the Asian water tower

T Yao, T Bolch, D Chen, J Gao, W Immerzeel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalayan system, named the Third Pole because it
is the largest global store of frozen water after the polar regions, provides a reliable water …

Glacier change in China over past decades: Spatiotemporal patterns and influencing factors

B Su, C ** the hydrological
cycle, yet their connectivity remains incompletely understood. Current knowledge on …

[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 …

Heterogeneity in glacier thinning and slowdown of ice movement in the Garhwal Himalaya, India

R Bhambri, S Schmidt, P Chand, M Nüsser… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Limited ground-based surveys and extensive remote sensing analyses have confirmed
glacier thinning in the Garhwal Himalaya. More detailed studies on specific glaciers and the …

The competing controls of glaciers, precipitation, and vegetation on high-mountain fluvial sediment yields

D Li, T Zhang, DE Walling, S Lane, B Bookhagen… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Investigating erosion and river sediment yield in high-mountain areas is crucial for
understanding landscape and biogeochemical responses to environmental change. We …

Climatic control on seasonal variations in mountain glacier surface velocity

U Nanni, D Scherler, F Ayoub, R Millan… - The …, 2023 - tc.copernicus.org
Accurate measurements of ice flow are essential to predict future changes in glaciers and
ice caps. Glacier displacement can in principle be measured on the large scale by cross …

A modern pulse of ultrafast exhumation and diachronous crustal melting in the Nanga Parbat Massif

VE Guevara, AJ Smye, MJ Caddick, MP Searle… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
We combine monazite petrochronology with thermal modeling to evaluate the relative roles
of crustal melting, surface denudation, and tectonics in facilitating ultrafast exhumation of the …