Region-wide glacier mass balances over the Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya during 1999–2011

The recent evolution of Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya (PKH) glaciers, widely acknowledged as valuable high-altitude as well as mid-latitude climatic indicators, remains poorly known. To estimate the region-wide glacier mass balance for 9 study sites spread from the Pamir to the Hengduan Shan (eastern Him...

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Main Authors: J. Gardelle, E. Berthier, Y. Arnaud, A. Kääb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-08-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/1263/2013/tc-7-1263-2013.pdf