| Glacial evolution in the Ayilariju region, Western Himalaya, China: 1980-2011 | |
| Li, ZG (Li, Zhiguo)1,2; Tian, LD (Tian, Lide)2; Fang, HY (Fang, Haiyan)3; Zhang, SH (Zhang, Shuhong)4; Zhang, JJ (Zhang, Jingjing)1; Li, XX (Li, Xuexin)1; Li, ZG | |
| Source Publication | ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
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| 2016 | |
| Volume | 75Issue:6Pages:460 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12665-016-5341-y |
| Abstract | Changes in glacial geometries (extent and surface elevations) in the Ayilariju region of Western Himalaya, China, were investigated using topographical maps and data from the Landsat Thematic Mapper/Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus, the Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (SPOT4), the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission 4.1 digital elevation model, and geographical information system techniques. The results showed that the total glaciated area decreased from 190.37 to 162.52 km(2) (14.6 % of the 1980 glaciated area) from 1980 to 2011. Furthermore, total glacial mass loss of studied region was estimated to be 2.570 +/- 0.327 km(3) between 1980 and 2000. Further investigation on meteorological data indicated that increases of temperature and total radiation were the primary causes of accelerated glacial melting. Reduced wind speed and slight decreases in precipitation triggered by weakening of the South Asian summer monsoon due to warming, may also have contributed to glacial shrinkage. The rate of glacial retreat in the studied region is lower than that in the southern Himalayan region, but larger than that in the Karakoram, primarily because Ayilariju glaciers were located on the margin of the Indian monsoon dominated region. |
| Subject Area | 自然地理学 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000372251000011 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Keyword | Climate-change Tibetan Plateau Karakoram-himalaya Mass Balances Wind-speed Gis Mountains Elevation Patterns Impacts |
| Cooperation Status | 国内 |
| Department | 环境 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/7745 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Corresponding Author | Li, ZG |
| Affiliation | 1.Shangqiu Normal Univ, Environm & Planning Coll, Shangqiu 476000, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Shangqiu Normal Univ, Life Sci Coll, Shangqiu 476000, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li, ZG ,Tian, LD ,Fang, HY ,et al. Glacial evolution in the Ayilariju region, Western Himalaya, China: 1980-2011[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES,2016,75(6):460. |
| APA | Li, ZG .,Tian, LD .,Fang, HY .,Zhang, SH .,Zhang, JJ .,...&Li, ZG.(2016).Glacial evolution in the Ayilariju region, Western Himalaya, China: 1980-2011.ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES,75(6),460. |
| MLA | Li, ZG ,et al."Glacial evolution in the Ayilariju region, Western Himalaya, China: 1980-2011".ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES 75.6(2016):460. |
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