Rapid mass loss and disappearance of summer-accumulation type hanging glacier

Rapid mass loss and disappearance of summer-accumulation type hanging glacier

Hanging glaciers hold the absolute dominant number in West China and their changes had important influences on local hydrology, sea-level rise and natural hazards (snow/ice avalanches). However, logistic and operational difficulties have resulted in the lack of in-situ-measured data, leaving us with...

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Main Authors: Chun-Hai Xu, Zhong-Qin LI, Fei-Teng Wang, Pu-Yu Wang, Jian-Xin Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-02-01
Series:Advances in Climate Change Research
Subjects:
Hanging glaciers
Mass balance processes
Glacier disappearance
Tien Shan
Climate change
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927821001581

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