Glacier Runoff Variation Since 1981 in the Upper Naryn River Catchments, Central Tien Shan

Water resources in Central Asia strongly depend on glaciers, which in turn adjust their size in response to climate variations. We investigate glacier runoff in the period 1981–2019 in the upper Naryn basin, Kyrgyzstan. The basins contain more than 1,000 glaciers, which cover a total area of 776 km2...

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Main Authors: Tomas Saks, Eric Pohl, Horst Machguth, Amaury Dehecq, Martina Barandun, Ruslan Kenzhebaev, Olga Kalashnikova, Martin Hoelzle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.780466/full