Contrasting Meteorological Drivers of the Glacier Mass Balance Between the Karakoram and Central Himalaya

There is strong variation in glacier mass balances in High Mountain Asia. Particularly interesting is the fact that glaciers are in equilibrium or even gaining mass in the Karakoram and Kunlun Shan ranges, which is in sharp contrast with the negative mass balances in the rest of High Mountain Asia....

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Main Authors: Pleun N. J. Bonekamp, Remco J. de Kok, Emily Collier, Walter W. Immerzeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2019.00107/full