This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.2005CB422004);the Knowledge Innovation Project of CAS of China (Grant No. KZCX3-SW-339);the Innovative Research Team of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40121101).
The variations of the meltwater runoff draining from Kartamak Glacier in Mt. Muztag Ata in China were studied by using the measured hydrological data from 1 June to 25 August 2003. The meltwater runoff is mainly affec...