Response of glacier area variation to climate change in the Kaidu-Kongque river basin, Southern Tianshan Mountains during the last 20 years

Response of glacier area variation to climate change in the Kaidu-Kongque river basin, Southern Tianshan Mountains during the last 20 years

Glaciers are crucial water resources for arid inland rivers in Northwest China. In recent decades, glaciers are largely experiencing shrinkage under the climate-warming scenario, thereby exerting tremendous influences on regional water resources. The primary role of understudying watershed scale gla...

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Main Authors: Lu-chen Wang, Kun Yu, Liang Chang, Jun Zhang, Tao Tang, Li-he Yin, Xiao-fan Gu, Jia-qiu Dong, Ying Li, Jun Jiang, Bing-chao Yang, Qian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-09-01
Series:China Geology
Subjects:
Glacier area
Climate change
Remote sensing monitoring
Hydrogeological survey engineering
Kaidu-Kongque river basin
Tianshan Mountains
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209651922100152X

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