Review and synthesis of climate change studies in the Himalayan region

VS Negi, DC Tiwari, L Singh, S Thakur… - Environment …, 2022 - Springer
There are a few regions in the world, where climate change impacts are more intense than
other regions of the world, and Himalaya is the case. The Himalaya, one of the biodiversity …

Late Quaternary glacial advances and equilibrium-line altitude changes in a semi-arid region, Suru Basin, western Himalaya

V Kumar, M Mehta, A Shukla, A Kumar… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the late Quaternary glacial history of Suru Basin and its associated
tributary valleys (ie, Achambur, Kangriz, Shafat, Rangdum, and Pensilugnpa), western …

Satellite-observed glacier recession in the Kashmir Himalaya, India, from 1980 to 2018

SA Romshoo, M Fayaz, G Meraj… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Glacier changes and associated climate drivers for the last three decades, Nanda Devi region, Central Himalaya, India

V Kumar, T Shukla, M Mehta, DP Dobhal… - Quaternary …, 2021 - Elsevier
The glaciers are considered as iconic indicators of climate change, and receding at
differential rates worldwide. Variable retreat rates of glacier termini and inadequate …

Glacier recession and glacial lake outburst flood studies in Zanskar basin, western Himalaya

RA Mir, SK Jain, AK Lohani, AK Saraf - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Glacier recession and formation of glacial lakes along with outburst flood hazards are
increasing in response to changing climate in the Himalayan region. This study describes …

Glacier retreat, dynamics and bed overdeepenings of Parkachik Glacier, Ladakh Himalaya, India

AS Rana, P Kunmar, M Mehta, V Kumar - Annals of Glaciology, 2023 - cambridge.org
This study describes the morphological and dynamic changes of Parkachik Glacier, Suru
River valley, Ladakh Himalaya, India. We used medium-resolution satellite images; …

Little Ice Age glacier extent and temporal changes in annual mass balance (2016–2019) of Pensilungpa Glacier, Zanskar Himalaya

M Mehta, V Kumar, S Garg, A Shukla - Regional Environmental Change, 2021 - Springer
Glaciers and climate are known to exhibit positive feedbacks that are important for
comprehending the overall glacier state. This relation is poorly understood in the relatively …

Retreat of Machoi Glacier, Kashmir Himalaya between 1972 and 2019 using remote sensing methods and field observations

I Rashid, U Majeed, NA Najar, IA Bhat - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Glaciers in the northwestern Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir have been reported
to be retreating at higher rates as compared to other parts of the Himalayan arc. This study …

Assessment of recent glacier changes and its controlling factors from 1976 to 2011 in Baspa basin, western Himalaya

RA Mir, SK Jain, SK Jain, RJ Thayyen… - Arctic, antarctic, and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Himalayan glaciers are normally difficult to monitor through field observations because of
highly rugged and extremely inaccessible mountainous terrain. Thus, using Landsat data …

Glacier map** and change analysis in Chandra basin, Western Himalaya, India during 1971–2016

R Sahu, RD Gupta - International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
For carrying out glacier change analysis in Chandra basin, Western Himalaya, India during
1971–2016, glacier inventory is generated for year 2002 using Landsat Enhanced Thematic …