High Mountain Asian glacier response to climate revealed by multi-temporal satellite observations since the 1960s

Atanu Bhattacharya; Tobias Bolch; Kriti Mukherjee; Owen King; Brian Menounos; Vassiliy Kapitsa; Niklas Neckel; Wei Yang; Tandong Yao

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24180-y

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

High Mountain Asian glacier response to climate revealed by multi-temporal satellite observations since the 1960s

Atanu Bhattacharya,
Tobias Bolch,
Kriti Mukherjee,
Owen King,
Brian Menounos,
Vassiliy Kapitsa,
Niklas Neckel,
Wei Yang,
Tandong Yao

Affiliations

Atanu Bhattacharya: School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
Tobias Bolch: School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
Kriti Mukherjee: Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia
Owen King: School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
Brian Menounos: Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia
Vassiliy Kapitsa: Institute of Geography, Ministry of Education and Science
Niklas Neckel: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschung
Wei Yang: Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tandong Yao: Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24180-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Multi-platform satellite observations document six decades of glacier mass balance variability across High Mountain Asia (HMA). Heterogeneous rates of ice loss reflect regional climatic differences, but ice loss is now pervasive across HMA even in regions formerly exhibiting slight mass gains.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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