A call for an accurate presentation of glaciers as water resources

S Gascoin - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glaciers are often portrayed as an important water resource in scientific research and public
debate. However, the scientific literature calls for caution when presenting this idea. While …

Comparison of machine learning and process-based SWAT model in simulating streamflow in the Upper Indus Basin

KU Rahman, QB Pham, KZ Jadoon, M Shahid… - Applied water …, 2022 - Springer
This study appraised and compared the performance of process-based hydrological SWAT
(soil and water assessment tool) with a machine learning-based multi-layer perceptron …

A global perspective on the development and application of glacio-hydrological model

C Yang, X Wang, S Kang, M Xu, Y Zhang, J Wei… - Journal of Hydrology, 2025 - Elsevier
Glacio-hydrological models have been increasingly utilized to evaluate hydrological
responses to climate change in glacierized regions, particularly at the catchment and basin …

Projected climate change and its impacts on glaciers and water resources in the headwaters of the Tarim River, NW China/Kyrgyzstan

M Wortmann, D Duethmann, C Menz, T Bolch, S Huang… - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
Glacierised river catchments are highly sensitive to climate change, while large populations
may depend on their water resources. The irrigation agriculture and the communities along …

[HTML][HTML] The coupling of glacier melt module in SWAT+ model based on multi-source remote sensing data: A case study in the upper Yarkant river basin

C Yang, M Xu, C Fu, S Kang, Y Luo - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Evaluation of 12 precipitation products and comparison of 8 multi-model averaging methods for estimating precipitation in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China

Y Yang, R Chen, Y Ding, W Qing, H Li, C Han, Z Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mountains are the water towers of the world, so it is critical to obtain accurate precipitation
data for mountainous areas. Due to the complex topography of high mountainous areas …

A snow and glacier hydrological model for large catchments–case study for the Naryn River, central Asia

S Shannon, A Payne, J Freer, G Coxon… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2023 - hess.copernicus.org
In this paper we implement a degree day snowmelt and glacier melt model in the Dynamic
fluxEs and ConnectIvity for Predictions of HydRology (DECIPHeR) model. The purpose is to …

Comparison of two model calibration approaches and their influence on future projections under climate change in the Upper Indus Basin

MF Ismail, BS Naz, M Wortmann, M Disse, LC Bowling… - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
This study performs a comparison of two model calibration/validation approaches and their
influence on future hydrological projections under climate change by employing two climate …

[HTML][HTML] An approach to select optimum inputs for hydrological modeling to improve simulation accuracy in data-scarce regions

J Zhou, X Wang, J Ma, Z Jia, X Wang, X Zhang… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Study region The source regions of the Yellow River and Yangtze River in the central-
eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. Study focus Hydrological model is an important tool in …

Rapid assessment of climate risks for irrigated agriculture in two river basins in the Aral Sea Basin

A Lobanova, I Didovets, C Menz, A Umirbekov… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding of future climate change impacts and successful planning of adaptation
measures are of vital importance for Central Asia given the region's economic vulnerability …