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 …

Status and change of the cryosphere in the extended Hindu Kush Himalaya region

T Bolch, JM Shea, S Liu, FM Azam, Y Gao… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019‏ - Springer
The cryosphere is defined by the presence of frozen water in its many forms: glaciers, ice
caps, ice sheets, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. In the extended Hindu Kush …

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 …

Atmospheric dynamic constraints on Tibetan Plateau freshwater under Paris climate targets

T Wang, Y Zhao, C Xu, P Ciais, D Liu, H Yang… - Nature Climate …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Rivers originating in the Tibetan Plateau provide freshwater to downstream populations, yet
runoff projections from warming are unclear due to precipitation uncertainties. Here, we use …

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] An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region

QL You, GY Ren, YQ Zhang, YY Ren, XB Sun… - Advances in Climate …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH hereafter) region is characterized by
mountainous environments and a variety of regional climatic conditions. High-altitude …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating the hydrological regime of the snow fed and glaciarised Gilgit Basin in the Upper Indus using global precipitation products and a data …

A Nazeer, S Maskey, T Skaugen, ME McClain - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In many high altitude river basins, the hydro-climatic regimes and the spatial and temporal
distribution of precipitation are little known, complicating efforts to quantify current and future …

Statistical downscaling of CMIP5 multi-model ensemble for projected changes of climate in the Indus River Basin

B Su, J Huang, M Gemmer, D Jian, H Tao, T Jiang… - Atmospheric …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The simulation results of CMIP5 (Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project phase 5) multi-
model ensemble in the Indus River Basin (IRB) are compared with the CRU (Climatic …

A decreasing glacier mass balance gradient from the edge of the Upper Tarim Basin to the Karakoram during 2000–2014

H Lin, G Li, L Cuo, A Hooper, Q Ye - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
In contrast to the glacier mass losses observed at other locations around the world, some
glaciers in the High Mountains of Asia appear to have gained mass in recent decades …