Glacier Systems and Seasonal Snow Cover in Six Major Asian River Basins: Water Storage Properties under Changing Climate
Available online: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/PUB149/RR149.pd [...]
O., S. Savoskul ; V. Smakhtin ; International Water Management Institute
Published by: IWMI ; 2013
The current status, recent and potential future changes of glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong river basins are for the first time systematically analyzed at the basin scale. The baseline (1961-1990) status of each basin’s glacier system is evaluated using a comprehensive meta-database for the 48,607 glaciers, which represents a new data product in its own right compiled specifically for this study. The data gaps in existing glacier inventories are identified and filled with expert estimates. It is illustrated that structural diversity of a glacier system determines how it responds to climate change. Recent changes in glacier systems are characterised using estimated annual rates of areal reduction and ice loss derived from data published by the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) and a compilation of sources based on remote sensing extending from 1960s to 2000s.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Water ; Climate change ; Glacier ; Melting Ice ; Region II - Asia 
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